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BPOA 02, 2684 (P341194)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 02, 2684 |
|---|---|
| ID | P341194 |
| Museum no. | BM 114688 |
| 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 | la2-ia3 1(asz) gu2 4(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 8(disz) gin2 siki tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2 | deficit: 1 talent 4 1/3 mana 8 shekels of wool, nig2-lam textile, 3rd quality, |
| 2 | 2(u) 2(disz) ma-na 6(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 siki tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2 | 22 minas 6 1/2 shekels wool, guz-za garment, 3rd quality, |
| 3 | 8(disz) ma-na 1(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 siki tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2 | 8 minas 18 1/2 shekels wool, nig2-lam textile, 4th quality, |
| 4 | 4(asz) gu2 6(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 1/2(disz) gin2 siki tug2 guz-za du | 4 talents 6 2/3 mana 1/2 shekels wool, regular guz-za garment, |
| 5 | 4(u) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 1(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 siki ge6 | 42 2/3 minas 1 1/3 shekels black wool, |
| 6 | 5(asz) gu2 1(u) 1(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 3(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 [...] sze siki mug | 5 talents 11 5/6 mana 3 2/3 shekels barley, wool of a mug |
| 7 | bi2-[...] | ... . |
| 8 | gar | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 4(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 5(u) 1(disz) sa#? gu saga | 481 bundles fine gu-flour |
| 2 | 3(gesz2) 5(disz) sa gu lugud2-da | 165 bundles, bolted, |
| 3 | 4(disz)-kam ur4-sze3 nu-ak | It is the 4th (time) that he has not performed extispicy |
| 4 | 1(szar2) 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 115 1/2 female laborer days, |
| 5 | la2-ia3-am3 | deficit. |
| 6 | szunigin 3(asz) gu2 2(u) 8(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na siki kur-ra tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2 | total: 3 talents 28 5/6 mana wool of the mountain, 4 guz-za garments, length |
| 7 | 1(asz) gu2 5(u) 3(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na siki tug2 nig2-lam2 du | 1 talent 53 5/6 mana wool, nig2-lam textile, regular quality, |
| 8 | 1(barig) 3(ban2) la2 1(disz) <sila3> naga | 1 barig 3 ban2 less 1 sila3 alkali-plant, |
| 9 | diri-ga-am3 | surpassing |
| 10 | diri la2-ia3 nig2-ka9 ka-ga gi-na | surplus, deficit of the open account, |
| 11 | ur-{d}nin-tu-ke4 su-su-dam | Ur-Nintu is to be restored. |
| 12 | mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul | year: “Šašrum was destroyed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | lu2-du10-ga | Lu-duga, |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu du11-ga | son of Duga, |
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