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BPOA 02, 2287 (P340941)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 02, 2287 |
|---|---|
| ID | P340941 |
| Museum no. | BM 112036 |
| 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) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 16 workdays, male laborers |
| 2 | sze bala-a sze ga6-ga2 | barley transferred, barley carried, |
| 3 | u3 a-sza3 gu-la-ta | and from the Great Field |
| 4 | umma{ki}-sze3 ma2 sze gid2-da | to Umma barge with barley punted; |
| 5 | 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 6 male laborer workdays, |
| 6 | uku2-nu-ti bala-a-ri | the ukunūtu of the balāri, |
| 7 | u3-zubi-ga ak | Uzubiga did |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ugula ab-ba-gi-na | foreman: Abbagina |
| 2 | kiszib3 da-da-ga | under seal of Dadaga |
| 3 | giri3 nu-ur2-{d}iszkur | via Nur-Adda; |
| 4 | mu en ga-esz{ki} ba-hun | year: “The en-priestess of Ga’eš was installed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | da-da-ga | Dadaga |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu ur-nigar{gar} szusz3 | son of Ur-nigar, cattle manager |
Sources & licences
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