BPOA 01, 0853 (P339509)

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 107142

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(barig) kasz saga
2. 1(barig) kasz dida saga
3. 2(barig) 2(ban2) kasz du
4. 2(barig) kasz dida du
5. 3(barig) zi3-gu saga
6. 1(asz) dabin gur
7. 1(disz) udu niga 4(disz) udu u2 1(disz) masz2
8. 4(disz) sila3 i3-gesz du10-ga
9. 8(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
10. 1(disz) sila3 i3-nun
reverse
1. 1(disz) sila3 ga gazi
2. 1(ban2) zu2-lum saga
3. zu2-ur2-zu2-ur2 lu2 kin-gi4-a
4. ia3-ab-ra-ad
5. 3(ban2) kasz du 3(ban2) dabin
6. igi-kar2 i3-szar-{d}szul-pa-e3
7. iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la
8. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen
9. lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4
10. bad3 mar-tu
11. mu-ri-iq-ti-id-ni-im mu-du3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P339509

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 107142
Accession Number

References

  • primary: BPOA 1, 853

    [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
2016-11-10 at 10:59:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:58:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:54:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:54:24 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, 0853 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P339509.
BPOA 01, 0853 artifact entry (No. P339509). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P339509 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 01, 0853 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P339509 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P339509},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 01, 0853 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P339509.
BPOA 01, 0853 artifact entry (No. P339509). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P339509 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 01, 0853 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P339509 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P339509},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P339509},
}

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