BPOA 01, 1297 (P339952)

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 107639

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (gaba-ri)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 dabin gur
2. ki szesz-kal-la dumu tir-gu-ta
3. 2(barig) dabin ki szesz-kal-la dumu da-da-ta
4. 3(barig) zi3 ki in-sa6-sa6-ta
reverse
1. 2(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 dabin gur
2. ki lu2-{d}nin-szubur-ta
3. szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 dabin gur
4. ma2 si-ga gaba-ri kiszib3 ur-lugal
5. iti e2-iti-6(disz)
6. mu sza-asz-szu2-ru-um{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (gaba-ri)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P339952

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 107639
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 059002
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.107639
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1913-0416-2471

References

  • primary: BPOA 1, 1297

    [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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:59:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:56:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:43:52 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:55:08 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, 1297 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P339952.
BPOA 01, 1297 artifact entry (No. P339952). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P339952 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 01, 1297 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P339952 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 01, 1297 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P339952.
BPOA 01, 1297 artifact entry (No. P339952). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P339952 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 01, 1297 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P339952 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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