BPOA 06, 1268 (P292470)

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 00713

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

45.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) gurusz u4 1(u)-sze3
2. kar umma{ki}-ta
3. ma2 su3 gid2-da
4. ur2-bi-an-na-asz-sze3
5. u4 3(disz)-sze3 sze bala-a u3
6. sze ma2-a si-ga
reverse
1. u4 6(disz)-sze3 ma2 si-ga!
2. umma{ki}-sze3
3. u4 2(disz)-sze3 ka i7-da ma2 bala ak
4. u4 2(disz)-sze3 umma{ki} sze ba-al-la sze bala-a
5. ugula a-kal-la
6. kiszib3 ur-{d}suen
7. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8
seal 1
1. ur-{d}suen
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-e2-nun-na

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 005314.2 (composite) (P534022) S005314.2 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P292470

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 45.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 15.0 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 00713
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 075294
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-003684
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.713

References

  • primary: BPOA 6, 1268

    [Sigrist2009BPOA6] Sigrist, Marcel, and Tohru Ozaki. 2009. Neo-Sumerian Administrative Tablets from the Yale Babylonian Collection. Part One. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 6. Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

  • citation: CUSAS 6, p.161-175, p. 162

    [Heimpel2011boat] Heimpel, Wolfgang. 2011. “Two Unrecognized Terms in Ur III Accounts of Boat Transport.” In Garšana Studies, edited by David I. Owen, 161–75. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 6. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

  • citation: CBCY 3, p. 040, NBC 00713

    [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
2011-07-22 at 14:49:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2010-06-12 at 10:24:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-02-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Ditchey, Mallory; Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 06, 1268 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292470.
BPOA 06, 1268 artifact entry (No. P292470). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292470 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 06, 1268 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292470 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292470},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 06, 1268 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292470.
BPOA 06, 1268 artifact entry (No. P292470). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292470 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 06, 1268 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292470 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).
@misc{2023BPOA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BPOA 06, 1268 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292470},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292470},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P292470
LB  - CDLI:P292470
M1  - 2026/4/30/
TI  - BPOA 06, 1268 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292470
ER  -
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