BPOA 07, 2438 (P290277)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

NBC 04206

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

70.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1/2(iku) 1(disz) szar GAN2-ta gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz)-kam 5(iku) GAN2-ta
2. 1(bur3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 5(iku) GAN2-ta
3. GAN2-gu4
4. 1(esze3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 5(iku) GAN2-ta
5. szuku engar
6. a-sza3 u2-du-en-lil2-a
  sic?
7. 1(bur3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|)! 1/2(iku) 1(disz) sar GAN2-ta
8. gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 5(iku) GAN2-ta
9. 3(bur3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 5(iku) GAN2-ta
reverse
1. 1(bur3) a-ra2 1(disz)
2. 4(bur3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 5(iku) GAN2-ta
3. min a-ra2 2(disz) a-sza3 gid2-da
4. 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) 5(iku) GAN2-ta gaba a-sza3 nin10-nu-du3
5. 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 5(iku) GAN2-ta
6. GAN2-gu4
7. 1(bur3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 5(iku) GAN2-ta
8. szuku engar
9. a-sza3 a-bu3-du-du
10. nu-banda3-gu4 a-gu-gu
11. kiszib3 ur-{d}utu
12. mu bad3 mar-tu ba-du3
seal 1
1. lugal-he2-gal2
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}utu
  (according to Mayr)
  (ur-{d}utu / dumu al-la sukkal in edition)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
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 003492.3 (composite) (P533707) S003492.3 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P290277

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 70.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 04206
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 076864
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-007182
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.4206

References

  • primary: BPOA 7, 2438

    [Sigrist2009BPOA7] Sigrist, Marcel, and Tohru Ozaki. 2009. Neo-Sumerian Administrative Tablets from the Yale Babylonian Collection. Part Two. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 7. Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

  • citation: CBCY 3, p. 169, NBC 04206

    [Sigrist2001CBCY3] Sigrist, Marcel. 2001. Neo-Sumerian Archival Texts in the Nies Babylonian Collection. Catalogue of the Babylonian Collections at Yale 3. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-21 at 07:01:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2022-05-08 at 09:38:10 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2020-04-03 at 11:26:17 Firth, Richard Transliteration Sallaberger, Walther CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:47:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-06-12 at 10:21:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-02-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Ditchey, Mallory; Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 07, 2438 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P290277.
BPOA 07, 2438 artifact entry (No. P290277). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P290277 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 07, 2438 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P290277 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P290277},
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Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 07, 2438 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P290277.
BPOA 07, 2438 artifact entry (No. P290277). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P290277 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 07, 2438 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P290277 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BPOA 07, 2438 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P290277},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P290277},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P290277
LB  - CDLI:P290277
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - BPOA 07, 2438 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P290277
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