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BPOA 02, 2231 (P340884)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 02, 2231 |
|---|---|
| ID | P340884 |
| Museum no. | BM 111976 |
| 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 | 2(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 21 1/2 male laborer workdays |
| 2 | sze gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-a sa la2-a | barley repaid in full, |
| 3 | a-sza3 gu2-edin-na | field Gu-edina, |
| 4 | 8(disz) gurusz u4 2(disz)-sze3 | 8 male laborers for 2 days |
| 5 | umma{ki}-ta gu2-edin-na-sze3 gen-na | from Umma to Gu’edena went, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 umma{ki}-sze3 gur-ra | and returned to Umma |
| 2 | ugula lu2-tur-tur | foreman: Lu-turtur; |
| 3 | kiszib3 nam-sza3-tam | under seal of Namšatam |
| 4 | lugal-ku3-zu | Lugal-kuzu |
| 5 | gurum2 ak giri3 ur-ge6-par4 | inspections performed, via Ur-gepar; |
| 6 | mu us2-sa ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8 | year following: “The boat of Enki was caulked. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | lugal-ku3-zu | Lugal-kuzu |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu ur-nigar{gar} szusz3 | son of Ur-nigar, cattle manager |
Sources & licences
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