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BPOA 02, 2291 (P340945)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 02, 2291 |
|---|---|
| ID | P340945 |
| Museum no. | BM 112040 |
| 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) gurusz | 10 male laborers |
| 2 | u4 3(u) 5(disz)-sze3 | for 35 days |
| 3 | ma2-la2-a {gesz}ma-nu gid2-da | a barge carrying manu-wood |
| 4 | a-pi4-sal4{ki}-ta | from Apisal |
| 5 | bar-la2 gar-sza-na{ki}-sze3 | to the outer wall of Garšana |
| 6 | ugula lugal-{d}isztaran | foreman: Lugal-Ištaran; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | giri3 lugal-iti-da | via Lugal-itida |
| 2 | iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-ba-gal2-la | month: “Bricks cast in moulds,’ |
| 3 | u3 iti sze kar gal2-la | and month: “Barley at the quay,’ |
| 4 | mu us2-sa an-sza-an <<sza-an>>{ki} ba-hul | year following: “Anšan-Šān was destroyed.> |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | lugal-ti-da | Lugal-tida |
| 2 | dumu giri3-ni | son of Girini, |
| 3 | aga3-us2 ensi2 | soldier of the governor, |
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