BPOA 01, 0439 (P339097)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), 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 106716

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 9(disz) sila3 kasz saga
2. 1(barig) kasz du u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam
3. sa2-du11
4. 1(disz) kasz dida du 2(ban2)
5. a-hu-du10 lu2 ma2 tur
6. 1(disz) kasz dida saga 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
reverse
1. 1(disz) kasz dida du 2(ban2)
2. a-da-lal3
3. 1(disz) kasz dida du 2(ban2)
4. 1(disz) kasz dida du 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
5. ma-da umma{ki}
6. kiszib3 ensi2
7. iti sze-sag11-ku5
8. mu us2-sa en {d}nanna ba-hun
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}amar-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. [...]
2. ensi2#
3. umma#[{ki}]
4. ARAD2-[zu]

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 005881 (composite) (P458591) S005881 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.06.06.00, Šū-Suen.01.08.02

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P339097

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 106716
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 058126
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.106716
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1913-0416-1548

References

  • primary: BPOA 1, 439

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2019-03-01 at 03:11:24 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:44 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:57:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:51:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:42:13 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:53:34 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-05 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 01, 0439 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P339097.
BPOA 01, 0439 artifact entry (No. P339097). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P339097 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 01, 0439 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P339097 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BPOA 01, 0439 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P339097},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 01, 0439 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P339097.
BPOA 01, 0439 artifact entry (No. P339097). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P339097 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 01, 0439 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P339097 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BPOA 01, 0439 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P339097},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P339097},
}


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PY  - 2023
ID  - P339097
LB  - CDLI:P339097
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - BPOA 01, 0439 artifact entry
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