BPOA 02, 1839 (P340494)

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 093222

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...] sze gur
2. [sze-ba] geme2 i3 sur
3. iti 2(disz)-kam
4. ki ur-bad3-tibirx(KU)-ra
reverse
1. kiszib3 szesz-kal-la
2. sze a-sza3 si-gar
3. giri3 lugal-sza3-[la2]
4. iti amar-a-a-si
5. [mu si]-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. szesz-kal-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-ab-ba

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 004121 (composite) (P456831) S004121 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.08.12.00, Ibbi-Suen.03.10.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P340494

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 093222
Accession Number

References

  • primary: BPOA 2, 1839

    [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 13:27:14 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
2015-12-17 at 17:13:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:00:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:58:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:44:16 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:55:58 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, 1839 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P340494.
BPOA 02, 1839 artifact entry (No. P340494). (2026, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P340494 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 02, 1839 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P340494 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {BPOA 02, 1839 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P340494},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P340494},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 02, 1839 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P340494.
BPOA 02, 1839 artifact entry (No. P340494). (2026, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P340494 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 02, 1839 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P340494 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {BPOA 02, 1839 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P340494},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P340494},
}

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