BPOA 01, 0017 (P315664)

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 012928

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Record of beer delivered by various men. (CBT 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] 6(disz) sila3 kasz
2. [n] 3(barig)? 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
3. kiszib3 lu2-gir2-nun
4. [...] 9(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur
5. [n] 2(barig) 2(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra gur
6. [n] 3(ban2) kasz du gur
7. [kiszib3] lugal-u2-szim-e
8. [n] 2(barig) 5(ban2)? kasz saga gur
9. 7(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
10. kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra
11. 5(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz saga
12. [...] kasz du <gur>
13. kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da dumu ur-{gesz}gigir
14. 4(asz) 2(barig) 1(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
15. kiszib3 ur-nig2
16. 2(ban2) kasz du kiszib3 ur-e2-ninnu
17. 2(barig) 5(ban2) kasz saga gur
18. 1(barig) 4(ban2) kasz du
column 2
1. kiszib3 ur-{d}nansze
2. 1(u) 2(asz) 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur
3. 1(asz) kasz du gur
4. kiszib3 al-la-di-mu
5. 1(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga <gur>
6. 3(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz du
7. kiszib3 lu2-{d}utu
8. 1(asz) 4(barig) kasz saga gur
9. 6(asz) 1(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
10. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu u2-du-lu
11. 8(asz) 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur
12. 1(asz) 7(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
13. kiszib3 ur-{d}al-la
14. 2(ban2) kasz du kiszib3 [x]-NE-si
15. 2(barig) 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz saga
16. 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz du
17. kiszib3 lugal-i3-[...]
18. 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 kasz saga
19. 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila4 kasz du <gur>
20. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ab-ba-[...]
21. 6(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur
22. 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) sila3 kasz du gur
23. kiszib3 nig2-{d}ba-ba6
24. 1(asz) 2(barig) nig2-ar3-ra saga gur
25. 1(barig) SZIM saga
26. kiszib3 ur-{gesz}gigir
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz) 1(ban2) kasz du gur
2. kiszib3 ur-nigar{gar} dub-sar ninda
3. 3(asz) 4(ban2) kasz saga gur
4. 3(asz) 4(barig) 1(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
5. kiszib3 ur-sa6-ga
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Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Record of beer delivered by various men. (CBT 1))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P315664

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 012928
Accession Number 1896-03-28, 0019

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 052093
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0328-19

References

  • primary: BPOA 1, 17

    [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 12928

    [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
2017-02-26 at 13:24:00 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 11:40:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:41:01 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-27 at 15:52:20 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, 0017 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P315664.
BPOA 01, 0017 artifact entry (No. P315664). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315664 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 01, 0017 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315664 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	title = {BPOA 01, 0017 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315664},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 01, 0017 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P315664.
BPOA 01, 0017 artifact entry (No. P315664). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315664 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 01, 0017 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315664 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BPOA 01, 0017 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315664},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315664},
}


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