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BPOA 02, 2221 (P340874)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 02, 2221 |
|---|---|
| ID | P340874 |
| Museum no. | BM 111966 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) |
| Coordinates | 31.6669, 45.8861 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 15 male laborer workdays, |
| 2 | kab2-ku5 i7 sal4{ki}-ka | at the reservoir of the Sal canal |
| 3 | gu2-bi kesz2 u3 kun-zi-da gi4-[a] | whose neck is bound and whose tail is twisted |
| 4 | su-GAN2 si#? | (a kind of field) |
| 5 | 1(u) 4(disz) gurusz gu2 i7 {d}amar-{d}suen-ga2-ra | 14 male laborers, bank of the Amar-Suen canal |
| 6 | sahar ma2-ta bala-a | from the dust of the boat departed; |
| 7 | ugula ur-{d}en-lil2-la2 | foreman: Ur-Enlila; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | kiszib3 lugal-e2-mah-e | under seal of Lugal-emaḫe; |
| 2 | mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun | year: “Enunugal of Inanna was installed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | lugal-e2-mah-e | Lugal-emaḫe, |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu lugal-ku3-ga-ni | son of Lugal-kugani, |
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