BPOA 06, 0263 (P312621)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 13862

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

58.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(asz) 4(barig) sze-ba gur
2. lu2-{d}szara2 dumu za-an-za-ni
3. 2(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) lugal-he2-gal2
4. 2(asz) 2(barig) {d}nanna-ki-ag2
5. 2(asz) 1(barig) lu2-bala-saga
6. 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) lu2-{d}szara2
7. szunigin 1(u) 4(asz) 5(ban2) sze-ba gur
reverse
1. ki ka-guru7-ta
2. kiszib3 lu2-bala-saga
3. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. lu2-bala-sa6-ga
2. dub-sar
3. dumu dingir-ra

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 002725 (composite) (P455435) S002725 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P312621

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 58.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 18.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 13862
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 074627
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-027276

References

  • primary: BPOA 6, 263

    [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.

  • history: Mayr, PhD diss, dissertation p. 195-

    [Mayr1997diss] Mayr, Rudolf H. 1997. “The Seal Impressions of Ur III Umma.” Phdthesis, Rijksuniversiteit Leiden.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:52:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:51:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2010-06-12 at 10:25:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BPOA 06, 0263 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 8, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P312621.
BPOA 06, 0263 artifact entry (No. P312621). (2006, February 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P312621
BPOA 06, 0263 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P312621 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
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	year = {2006},
	month = {feb 8},
	title = {BPOA 06, 0263 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P312621},
}


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DA  - 2006/2/8/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P312621
LB  - CDLI:P312621
M1  - 2026/4/26/
TI  - BPOA 06, 0263 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BPOA 06, 0263 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 8, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P312621.
BPOA 06, 0263 artifact entry (No. P312621). (2006, February 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P312621
BPOA 06, 0263 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P312621 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
@misc{2006BPOA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {feb 8},
	title = {BPOA 06, 0263 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P312621},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P312621},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/2/8/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P312621
LB  - CDLI:P312621
M1  - 2026/4/26/
TI  - BPOA 06, 0263 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P312621
ER  -
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