BPOA 01, 0003 (P315536)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), 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 012462

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text List of rations in beer, bread and oil (in á-gam containers) for various messengers, some of them from Anåan and Åuåan. (CBT 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(ban2) kasz 3(ban2) ninda lugal
2. 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
3. elam szi-ma-asz-gi5-ke4 szu ba-ti
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
6. lu2?-u2-szim!-ma lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
reverse
1. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
2. szu-e-li lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la
3. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
4. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
5. ga-kas4 lu2 kas4
6. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
7. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
8. ur-{d}lamma sukkal
9. an-sza-an{ki}-ta u3 nibru{ki}-ta gen-na
left
1. iti sze-il2-la

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text List of rations in beer, bread and oil (in á-gam containers) for various messengers, some of them from Anåan and Åuåan. (CBT 1))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P315536

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 012462
Accession Number 1895-12-14, 0074

External resources

References

  • primary: BPOA 1, 3

    [Ozaki2006BPOA1] Ozaki, Tohru, and Marcel Sigrist. 2006. Ur III Administrative Tablets from the British Museum. Part One. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 1. Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

  • history: CBT 1, BM 12462

    [Figulla1961CBT1] Figulla, Hugo Heinrich. 1961. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Volume I. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

    catalogue entry


Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2016-12-05 at 21:27:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-08-24 at 12:10:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:51:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:40:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:49:41 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 01, 0003 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P315536.
BPOA 01, 0003 artifact entry (No. P315536). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315536 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 01, 0003 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315536 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315536},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 01, 0003 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P315536.
BPOA 01, 0003 artifact entry (No. P315536). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315536 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 01, 0003 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315536 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315536},
}

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