BPOA 02, 2548 (P208966)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 105353

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [... zi3] sig15
2. [...] esza
3. [...] zi3 dub-dub
4. [...] 2(disz) sila3 i3-nun
5. [...] 2(disz) sila3 ga-UD@g?
  manuscript ga-SIG7
6. 1(asz) kasz du gur
7. 1(asz) ninda du gur
8. 3(ban2) zu2-lum
  and gur erased
9. 5(disz) giri3-lam 5(disz) sila3-ta
10. e2 {d}szara2-sze3
11. 2(ban2) esza
12. 2(ban2) zi3-gu
13. 1(barig) zi3 sig15
14. 1(ban2) i3-nun gur-sal4-la zabar ba-an-de2
15. 2(disz) sila3 ga gazi
16. 3(ban2) zu2-lum
17. 1(disz) sila3 lal3
18. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 SZIM hi-a
19. 2(disz) giri3-lam {gesz}urumx(|UR2xU2|) 5(disz) sila3-ta
20. 3(disz) giri3-lam zu2-lum 3(disz) sila3-ta
21. nig2 siskur2-ra-sze3
22. 5(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
  RM: [n] 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
23. 1(ban2) kasz saga
reverse
1. [... kasz] du gur
2. [... ninda] du gur
3. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra saga
4. kasz-de2-a geme2 dumu
5. {d}gu-la umma{ki}
6. sza3 umma{ki}
7. 2(ban2) zi3 sig15
8. 2(ban2) esza
9. 3(ban2) zi3-gu
10. 2(disz) sila3 i3-nun
11. 2(disz) sila3 ga-UD@g?
  manuscript ga-SIG7
12. {d}inanna zabala3{ki}
13. siskur2 lugal
14. giri3 {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka sagi
15. ki ur-{d}szul-pa-e3-ta
16. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
17. [mu {d}]szu#-{d}suen lugal

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P208966

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 105353
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 057481
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.105353
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1913-0416-185

References

  • primary: BPOA 2, 2548

    [Ozaki2006BPOA2] Ozaki, Tohru, 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 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
2017-10-26 at 13:20:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:36:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:32:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:40:16 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:41:34 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 02, 2548 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P208966.
BPOA 02, 2548 artifact entry (No. P208966). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208966 (Original work published 2002)
BPOA 02, 2548 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208966 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“BPOA 02, 2548 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P208966.
BPOA 02, 2548 artifact entry (No. P208966). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208966 (Original work published 2002)
BPOA 02, 2548 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208966 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
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