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BPOA 02, 2286 (P340940)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 02, 2286 |
|---|---|
| ID | P340940 |
| Museum no. | BM 112035 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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) 2(disz) gurusz ugula bi2-du11-ga | 12 male laborers, foreman: Biduga |
| 2 | 2(disz) ugula lu2-tur-tur | 2 foreman: Lu-turtur, |
| 3 | 4(disz) ugula ur-saga | 4, foreman: Ur-saga; |
| 4 | 1(u) 4(disz) ugula a-ab-ba | 14 overseers: A’abba |
| 5 | 7(disz) ugula ur-{d}a-szar2 | 7, foreman: Ur-Ašar; |
| 6 | 5(disz) ugula lugal-ma2-gur8-re | 5, foreman: Lugal-magure; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | gurum2 ak u4 5(disz)-kam | inspections performed, 5th day, |
| 2 | sze bala-a sza3 umma{ki} | barley bala in Umma |
| 3 | giri3 {d}szul-gi-ba-ni | via Šulgi-bani |
| 4 | iti {d}dumu-zi | month: “Dumuzi,’ |
| 5 | mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul | year: “Šašrum was destroyed. |
Sources & licences
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