BPOA 01, 0015 (P315662)

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 012918

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Record of large amounts of grain issued to various men. (CBT 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 7(asz) guru7 3(gesz'u)#? 7(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gur {d}szul-gi-ra
2. si-i3-tum mu kar2-har{ki} a-ra2 2(disz)-kam ba-hul
3. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
4. sza3-bi-ta
5. 5(gesz2) 5(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur
6. na-bi
7. 4(gesz2) 1(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
8. a-tu dumu na-ki-na
9. 5(gesz2) 1(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
10. da-da dumu szesz-szesz
11. 3(gesz2) 5(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) gur
12. ur-{d}lamma sanga {d}nin-szubur
13. 4(u) 6(asz) 7(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) [...] sila3 gur
14. ur-e2-ninnu-nigin6{ki}
15. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 2(u) 3(asz) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
16. ur-dun dumu ur-{d}suen
17. [...] guru7 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 4(u) 3(asz) [...] 5(ban2)? 3(disz) sila3 gur
column 2
1. ka5-a-mu dumu lu2-{d}en-lil2
2. 7(asz) la2 1(barig)? [...]
3. [...]
4. [...]-KI
5. [...] 2(u) 7(asz) la2 1(ban2) gur
6. [...]-ni
7. 2(asz) 2(barig) 5(disz) sila3 gur
8. [...]-ga
9. ur-szu-ga-lam-ma
10. u3 ARAD2-mu
11. 6(gesz2) 1(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 nam-ha-ni dumu hu-wa-wa
12. 2(u) 1(ban2) gur
13. ur-{gesz}gigir
14. 5(gesz2) 5(u) 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
15. lu2-{d}nanna dumu ur-gu-la
16. 3(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 3(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur
reverse
column 1
1. ur-{d}lamma dumu lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
2. 2(gesz'u) 2(u) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur
3. ab-ba szesz igi-zu-bar-ra
4. 1(asz) guru7 9(gesz2) 2(u) 6(asz) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
5. lu2-giri17-zal dumu ur-nigar{gar}
6. ugu2-a gar-ra
7. lu2 nig2-dab5-ke4-ne
column 2
1. szunigin 7(asz) guru7 [...] 3(u) 7(asz) [...] sze gur
2. zi-ga
3. nig2-ka9-ak
4. sze si-i3-tum
5. igi-zu-bar-ra ka-guru7
6. ur-{d}lamma ensi2
7. mu si-mu-ur4-ru-um{ki} a-ra2 3(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Record of large amounts of grain issued to various men. (CBT 1))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.31.00.00 to Šulgi.32.00.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P315662

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 012918
Accession Number 1896-03-28, 0009

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 052088
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0328-9

References

  • primary: BPOA 1, 15

    [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 12918

    [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
2017-07-22 at 14:06:23 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:42:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:51:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:40:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-27 at 15:52:19 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:49:44 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, 0015 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P315662.
BPOA 01, 0015 artifact entry (No. P315662). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315662 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 01, 0015 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315662 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315662},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315662},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 01, 0015 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P315662.
BPOA 01, 0015 artifact entry (No. P315662). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315662 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 01, 0015 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315662 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BPOA 01, 0015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315662},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315662},
}


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