BPOA 01, 0185 (P206544)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 100335

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Copper for the smith Ur-Ningiszida; seal: Ur-dNin-gis-zi-da simug [])

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 1(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na la2 1(disz) gin2 uruda
2. ki dingir-ma-ta
3. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da simug
4. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. mu en-mah-an-na en {d}nanna ba-hun
seal 1
1. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da simug
2. [dumu a2-zi-da]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Copper for the smith Ur-Ningiszida; seal: Ur-dNin-gis-zi-da simug [])
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005208 (composite) (P457918) S005208 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P206544

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 100335
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 056968
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.100335
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1905-0515-295

References

  • primary: BPOA 1, 185

    [Ozaki2006BPOA1] Ozaki, Tohru, and Marcel Sigrist. 2006. Ur III Administrative Tablets from the British Museum. Part One. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 1. Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:35:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:29:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:36:31 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BPOA 01, 0185 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206544.
BPOA 01, 0185 artifact entry (No. P206544). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206544 (Original work published 2002)
BPOA 01, 0185 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206544 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
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	month = {aug 19},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206544},
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Cite this Artifacts

“BPOA 01, 0185 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206544.
BPOA 01, 0185 artifact entry (No. P206544). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206544 (Original work published 2002)
BPOA 01, 0185 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206544 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BPOA 01, 0185 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206544},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206544},
}


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PY  - 2023
ID  - P206544
LB  - CDLI:P206544
M1  - 2026/4/25/
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