BPOA 01, 0835 (P339491)

Administrative tag 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 107124

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

object tag
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. kiszib3 dab-ba a2 erin2-na
 en: sealed documents of conveyance, labor of (labor-)troops,
3. ur-{d}nin-su nu-banda3-gu4
 en: Ur-Ninsu, manager of oxen,
4. iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
 en: (a period of) 12 months,
reverse
1. i3-gal2
 en: are here;
2. mu bad3 mar-tu ba-du3
 en: year: “The Amorite wall was erected.”

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P339491

Physical information

Artifact type Tag
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 107124
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 058525
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.107124
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1913-0416-1956

References

  • primary: BPOA 1, 835

    [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 13:32:21 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
2020-06-10 at 19:09:34 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-12-15 at 17:01:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:17:11 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:58:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:54:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:43:08 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:54:23 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, 0835 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P339491.
BPOA 01, 0835 artifact entry (No. P339491). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P339491 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 01, 0835 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P339491 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BPOA 01, 0835 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P339491},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P339491},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 01, 0835 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P339491.
BPOA 01, 0835 artifact entry (No. P339491). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P339491 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 01, 0835 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P339491 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BPOA 01, 0835 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P339491},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P339491},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P339491
LB  - CDLI:P339491
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - BPOA 01, 0835 artifact entry
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ER  -
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