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BPOA 02, 2538 (P341196)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 02, 2538 |
|---|---|
| ID | P341196 |
| Museum no. | BM 114690 |
| 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 | 3(u) kusz masz2 | 30 goat hides, |
| 2 | {d}szara2-i3-sa6 | Šara-isa, |
| 3 | 1(u) 1(disz) kusz masz2 lugal-mas-su2 | 11 hides of goats, Lugal-massu, |
| 4 | 5(disz) kusz masz2 lugal-e2-mah-e | 5 hides of male goats, Lugal-emaḫe |
| 5 | 5(u) 7(disz) kusz udu lu2-kal-la | 57 sheep-hides for Lukalla, |
| 6 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) kusz udu ma-an-ba | 104 sheep-hides for Manba, |
| 7 | 4(u) 2(disz) kusz udu ur-gesz | 42 hides of wolf-sheep, |
| 8 | 3(u) 5(disz) kusz udu | 35 sheep hides, |
| 9 | 1(u) 2(disz) kusz udu a-gar nu gu7-a | 12 sheep-hides, not tanned, |
| 10 | ur-{d}utu | Ur-Utu |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(u) 4(disz) kusz masz2 | 24 goat hides, |
| 2 | 2(u) 8(disz) kusz masz2 a-gar nu gu7-a | 28 goat hides, not tanned, |
| 3 | da-a-mu | Ayamu |
| 4 | 1(u) 6(disz) kusz masz2 ur-ab-ba-saga | 16 goat hides of Ur-abba-saga, |
| 5 | 6(disz) kusz masz2 a-gar nu gu7-a | 6 hides of billy goats, not tanned, |
| 6 | lu2-{d}szara2 | Lu-Šara |
| 7 | kusz mu-kux(DU) | leather pouch(s), delivery |
| 8 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(u) kusz masz2 | total: 150 goat hides, |
| 9 | szunigin 3(gesz2) 4(u) kusz udu | total: 240 sheep-hides |
| 10 | ki [...]-ta | from ... |
| 11 | kiszib3 lu2-kal-la | under seal of Lukalla |
| 12 | mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-da ba-hun | year: “The en-priestess of Nanna of Karzida was installed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | lu2-kal-la | Lukalla |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu ur-e11-e szusz3 | son of Ur-e’e, cattle manager |
Sources & licences
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