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BPOA 06, 0265 (P390838)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 06, 0265 |
|---|---|
| ID | P390838 |
| Museum no. | YBC 13864 |
| Collection | Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| 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(ban2) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 kasz saga | 15 1/2 sila3 fine beer, |
| 2 | 4(ban2) kasz du u4 1(disz)-kam | 4 ban2 regular beer for 1 day, |
| 3 | 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz saga | 2 ban2 4 sila3 fine beer, |
| 4 | 1(barig) 1(ban2) kasz du u4 2(disz)-kam | 1 barig 1 ban2 regular-quality beer on the 2nd day, |
| 5 | 1(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 kasz saga | 1 ban2 2 1/2 sila3 fine beer, |
| 6 | 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz du u4 3(disz)-kam | 3 ban2 8 sila3 regular beer on the 3rd day, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga | 5 sila3 fine beer |
| 2 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz du u4 4(disz)-kam | 5 sila3 regular beer on the 4th day, |
| 3 | e2 ensi2-ka-sze3 | to the house of the governor |
| 4 | ki ur-mes-ta | from Ur-mes |
| 5 | kiszib3 ensi2-ka | under seal of the governor |
| 6 | iti e2 iti-6(disz) | month: “House of Six Months,’ |
| 7 | mu us2-sa si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul | year after: “Simanum was destroyed. |
| seal 1 col 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}szu-{d}suen | Šū-Suen, |
| 2 | lugal kal-ga | mighty king |
| 3 | lugal uri5{ki}-ma | king of Ur |
| 4 | lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba | king of the four quarters |
| seal 1 col 2 | ||
| 1 | a-a-kal-la | Ayakalla |
| 2 | ensi2 | governor |
| 3 | umma{ki} | of Umma |
| 4 | ARAD2-zu | your servant. |
Sources & licences
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