BPOA 02, 1806 (P340461)

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 093109

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(disz) tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2
2. 1(u) 2(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
3. 4(disz) tug2 guz-za du
4. 1(u) 2(disz) tug2 sag usz-bar
5. 3(disz) tug2 usz-bar
6. 1(disz) tug2 usz-bar tur
reverse
1. ki gu3-de2-a-ta
2. gu-za-ni
3. szu ba-ti
4. iti diri sze-sag11-ku5
5. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul

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/P340461

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Purchased from I Élias Géjou in 1901.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 093109
Accession Number

References

  • primary: BPOA 2, 1806

    [Ozaki2006BPOA2] Ozaki, Tohru, and Marcel Sigrist. 2006. Ur III Administrative Tablets from the British Museum. Part Two. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 2. Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-22 at 13:28:31 Cross, Aidan Artifact metadata Cross, Aidan Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
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
2011-07-22 at 15:00:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:58:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:55:55 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 02, 1806 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P340461.
BPOA 02, 1806 artifact entry (No. P340461). (2026, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P340461 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 02, 1806 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P340461 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {BPOA 02, 1806 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P340461},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P340461},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 02, 1806 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P340461.
BPOA 02, 1806 artifact entry (No. P340461). (2026, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P340461 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 02, 1806 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P340461 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {BPOA 02, 1806 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P340461},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P340461},
}

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