BPOA 07, 2241 (P290743)

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 03454

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

87.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz ugula ARAD2
2. 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz 2(disz) a2 2/3(disz) 1/2(disz) a2 1/2(disz)
3. ugula lu2-igi-sa6-sa6
4. 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz ugula in-sa6-sa6
5. 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz ugula da-da
6. u4 2(disz)-sze3 HAR-HA-da-ta
7. ki-su7 usz-gid2-da-sze3
8. ma2 gid2-da
9. u4 2(disz)-sze3 sze ma2-a si-ga
10. u4 1(u) 6(disz)-sze3 ki-su7 usz-gid2-da-ta
11. e2-te-na{ki}-sze3 ma2 sze gid2-da
12. e2-te-na{ki}-ta
13. gir13-gesz{ki}-sze3 ma2 su3 gid2-da
14. u4 6(disz)-sze3 na-gab2-tum-ma{ki} sze kux(KWU147)-ra
15. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
reverse
1. 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz ugula ARAD2
2. 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz 2(disz) a2 2/3(disz) 1/2(disz) a2 1/2(disz)
3. ugula lu2-igi-sa6-sa6
4. 1(u) gurusz ugula in-sa6-sa6
5. 1(u) gurusz ugula lu2-{gesz}gigir
6. u4 2(disz)-sze3 gir13-gesz{ki}-ta
7. ki-su7 i7 lugal-ka
8. ma2 su3 gid2-da
9. u4 2(disz)-sze3 sze ma2-a si-ga u4 1(u) 7(disz)-sze3 ki-su7 i7 lugal-ka-ta
10. e2-te-na{ki}-sze3 ma2 sze gid2-da
11. e2-te-na{ki}-ta
12. gir13-gesz{ki}-sze3 ma2 su3 gid2-da
13. u4 2(disz)-sze3 guru7-a sze kux(KWU147)-ra
14. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
15. giri3 lu2-giri17-zal
16. mu lu-lu-bu{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lu2-giri17-zal
2. dub-sar
3. dumu da-du-mu

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 002893.6 (composite) (P533556) S002893.6 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P290743

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 87.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 24.0 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 03454
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 076601
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-006427
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.3454

References

  • primary: BPOA 7, 2241

    [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. 152, NBC 03454

    [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
2025-03-19 at 11:05:10 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. Dahl, Jacob L. Approved View
2025-03-18 at 13:59:54 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. Dahl, Jacob L. Approved View
2025-03-18 at 13:59:40 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. Dahl, Jacob L. Approved View
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
2011-07-22 at 14:48:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-06-12 at 10:22:23 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, 2241 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P290743.
BPOA 07, 2241 artifact entry (No. P290743). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P290743 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 07, 2241 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P290743 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 07, 2241 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P290743.
BPOA 07, 2241 artifact entry (No. P290743). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P290743 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 07, 2241 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P290743 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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