BPOA 02, 2679 (P340513)

Letter tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), 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 106907

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(gesz2) 2(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur
2. sze-ba giri3-se3-ga {d}nin-e2-gal-ka
3. sza3 gir2-su{ki}
4. ugula a-hi-ma
5. ki ensi2 umma{ki}-ta
reverse
1. ba-zi
2. sze gesz he2-eb-ra-ra
3. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-id-ni-im mu-du3-a mu us2-sa-a-bi

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P340513

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 106907
Accession Number

References

  • primary: BPOA 2, 2679

    [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
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
2016-07-14 at 17:17:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:00:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:58:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:56:00 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-05 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BPOA 02, 2679 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P340513.
BPOA 02, 2679 artifact entry (No. P340513). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P340513 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 02, 2679 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P340513 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“BPOA 02, 2679 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P340513.
BPOA 02, 2679 artifact entry (No. P340513). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P340513 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 02, 2679 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P340513 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
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