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BPOA 02, 2310 (P340964)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 02, 2310 |
|---|---|
| ID | P340964 |
| Museum no. | BM 112059 |
| 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(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga | 1 jug of sweetened beer, 5 sila3 fine beer, |
| 2 | 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga 3(disz) sa szum2 | 1 ban2 bread, 2 shekels oil, 2 herkels alkali-plant, 3 bundles onions, |
| 3 | szu-i3-li2 sukkal gaba-asz | Šu-ilī, the messenger, to the frontier |
| 4 | 1(disz) dug dida du 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 | 1 jug of common wort, 1 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 5 | 4(ban2) ninda sza3-gal kas4 gaba-asz bala-a | 4 ban2 of bread, šagal-bread for the runners to the frontier of the bala; |
| 6 | giri3 szu-i3-li2 sukkal | via Šu-ilī, the messenger; |
| 7 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz | 3 sila3 of beer |
| 8 | 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga 1(disz) sa szum2 | 2 sila3 bread, 2 shekels oil, 2 herkels alkali-plant, 1 bundle onions, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | lugal-an-ne2 gaba-ta | Lugal-ane, from the frontier |
| 2 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz | 3 sila3 of beer |
| 3 | 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga 1(disz) sa szum2 | 2 sila3 bread, 2 shekels oil, 2 herkels alkali-plant, 1 bundle onions, |
| 4 | a-hu-ni ka-us2-sa2 | Ahuni, the ka’usa |
| 5 | szunigin 1(disz) dug <dida> du 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 | total: 1 jug of common wort, 1 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 6 | szunigin 1(disz) dug <dida> du 1(ban2) | total: 1 jug regular <dida> beer, 1 ban2 |
| 7 | szunigin 4(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 6(disz) sila3 kasz | total: 4 sila3 fine beer; total: 6 sila2 beer; |
| 8 | szunigin 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 6(disz) gin2 i3 | total: 5 ban2 4 sila3 bread; total: 6 shekels oil; |
| 9 | szunigin 6(disz) gin2 naga szunigin 5(disz) sa szum2 | total: 6 shekels alkali-plant; total: 5 bundles onions; |
| 10 | u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam | 21st day, |
| 11 | iti nesag | month: “nesag festival,{š} |
| 12 | mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e bad3 mar-tu mu-du3 | year following: “Šu-Suen, the king, the Amorite wall erected. |
Sources & licences
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