BPOA 01, 0012 (P315659)

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 012897

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Record of sheep delivered for food by 8 men. (CBT 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) udu szuku-ra
2. ki lu2-{d}gu3-de2-a
3. 5(disz) udu na-ba-sa6 dumu ur-[zigum]-ma
4. 1(disz) udu na-ba-sa6 dumu he2-na-ti
5. ki ur-{d}lamma-ta
6. sza3-bi-ta
reverse
1. 2(disz) udu lu2-ma2-gan
2. 1(disz) lu2-dingir-ra
3. 2(disz) an-ne2
4. 2(disz) {d}nanna-si-sa2
5. mu-kux(DU)
6. iti szu-numun u4 3(disz) ba-zal
7. mu en {d}inanna masz-e i3-pa3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Record of sheep delivered for food by 8 men. (CBT 1))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P315659

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 012897
Accession Number 1896-03-26, 0089

External resources

References

  • primary: BPOA 1, 12

    [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 12897

    [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
2011-07-22 at 14:51:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:40:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:49:43 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, 0012 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P315659.
BPOA 01, 0012 artifact entry (No. P315659). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315659 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 01, 0012 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315659 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315659},
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Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 01, 0012 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P315659.
BPOA 01, 0012 artifact entry (No. P315659). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315659 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 01, 0012 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315659 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315659},
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