BPOA 02, 1883 (P340536)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 109134

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1. [... gin2 su-ga] ur-ba-gara2 dumu ur-{d}suen
2. [mu] a-sza3 gi-gara2 igi {d}gesztin-an-ka-ke4 a li2-bi2-du11-ga-sze3
3. 2(disz) gin2 su-ga du11-ga-ni-zi dumu lu2-gi-na
4. mu he2-dab5 u4 2(disz)-am3 a-sza3-sze3 nu-u3-ta-an-e3-a-sze3
5. giri3 lu2-giri17-zal
6. 1(u) gin2 su-ga du-du dumu ba-zi-ge
7. mu erin2 gesz-a li2-bi2-gi-na-sze3
8. giri3 lu2-dingir-ra dumu nigin6{ki}-ki-du10
9. 1(u) gin2 su-ga ur-{d}nansze sanga
10. 1(u) gin2 su-ga lu2-kal-la sanga
11. 1(u) gin2 su-ga lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu ur-sa6-ga-mu
12. mu a-sza3 ambar lagasz{ki}-ke4 a li2-bi2-in-esz-a-sze3
13. giri3 lu2-giri17-zal
14. 2(disz) gin2 su-ga lu2-{d}nanna aga3-us2 gesztin-si#?
15. mu dumu dab5-ba ku3-ta du8-ha la2-ia3 ib2-tuku-a-sze3
column 2
  beginning broken
1. giri3 ur-[...]
2. 1(u) gin2 su-ga ur-{d}[...]
3. mu gesz {gesz}tir-ra gid2#?-[da-sze3]
4. giri3 lu2-dingir-ra dumu ug3-IL2
5. 1(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 8(disz) gin2 ku3
6. kiszib3 lu2-{d}dumu-zi dumu ma-ni
7. 1(u) 2(asz) sze gur su-ga ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ha-li2-li2
8. mu a-sza3 gi-gara2 igi-{d}gesztin-an-ka-ke4 a li2-bi2-du11-ga-sze3
9. giri3 lu2-giri17-zal
10. kiszib3 ur-{d}isztaran lu2 {gesz}gigir
11. 1(asz) sze gur su-ga en-e-ki-ag2
12. mu a-sza3 igi-{d}gesztin-an-ka-ke4 a li2-bi2-du11-ga-sze3
13. giri3 lugal-nu-banda3
14. kiszib3 ur-nigar{gar} dumu lu2-{d}nin-szubur
15. 1(gesz2) 3(u) sze gur su-ga lu2-gu-la sanga
16. mu a-sza3 im-bi-a-ba-a a i3-in-be2-a-sze3
reverse
  (covered with salt)

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    sealed ?; no mention of seal in BPOA 2

  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: BPOA 2, 1883

    [Ozaki2006BPOA2] Tohru, Ozaki, and Marcel Sigrist. 2006. Ur III Administrative Tablets from the British Museum. Part Two. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 2. Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 109134
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.08.00.00 ?
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-07-22 at 14:06:22 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:00:47 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:59:03 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:44:20 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2008-01-27 at 15:52:43 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:56:07 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-10-05 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“BPOA 02, 1883 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P340536.
BPOA 02, 1883 artifact entry (No. P340536). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P340536 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 02, 1883 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P340536 (Accessed: April 20, 2024).
@misc{2023BPOA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BPOA 02, 1883 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P340536},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P340536},
}


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