BPOA 02, 2551 (P209000)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), 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 105359

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 3(ban2) gu2-gal-sa-a
2. 3(ban2) gu2-tur-sa-a
3. giri3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
4. 2(barig) 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra saga
5. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 SZIM saga gazx(KUM)
6. 1(barig) 2(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 gu2-gal ar3-ra
7. 2(ban2) gu2-tur us2-sa
8. 1(disz) sila3 {u2}gamun2 gazx(KUM)
9. 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 sze-lu2 gazx(KUM)
10. 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gazi gazx(KUM)
11. giri3 {d}szara2-he2-gal2
12. 2(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra saga gur
13. 1(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 SZIM saga gazx(KUM) gur
reverse
1. 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 sze-lu2 gazx(KUM) gur
2. 1(asz) 2(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gazi gazx(KUM) gur
3. 6(disz) sila3 gu2-tur us2-sa
4. sa2-du11 dug udul2-gal-gal
5. lu2 ni-ig-ri2{ki}
6. u3 lu2 mar-ha-szi{ki}
7. giri3 ur4-sza3-ta-lu2
8. 1(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 SZIM saga gazx(KUM)
9. giri3 i3-kal-la
10. 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra saga
11. 1(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 SZIM saga gazx(KUM)
12. 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gu2-gal hi-a
13. 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gu2-tur us2-sa
14. 1/2(disz) sila3 {u2}gamun2 gazx(KUM)
  RM: {u2}ninni5 gazx(KUM)
15. 3(disz) sila3 sze-lu2 gazx(KUM)
16. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gazi gazx(KUM)
17. 3(disz) sila3 szum2-sikil
18. 2(disz) sila3 szum2-ha-din#
19. giri3 {d}szara2-kam
left
1. sza3? a2 u4-da kiszib3 hu-wa-wa
2. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8
seal 1
1. lu2-eb-gal
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-ge6-par4
4. gudu4 {d}[inanna]

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
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  • primary: BPOA 2, 2551

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 105359
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.02.00.00
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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
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-10-26 at 13:20:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:37:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:32:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:40:21 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:41:53 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002865 (composite) (P455575) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.07.00.00, Šū-Suen.09.13.00 (intercalated)

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Cite this Artifact
“BPOA 02, 2551 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P209000.
BPOA 02, 2551 artifact entry (No. P209000). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P209000 (Original work published 2002)
BPOA 02, 2551 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P209000 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
@misc{2023BPOA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BPOA 02, 2551 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P209000},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P209000},
}


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