BPOA 02, 1877 (P340530)

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 109113

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
column 1
1. 2(disz) ma-na la2 3(disz) gin2 ku3
2. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 2(asz) gu2 2(u) 3(disz) ma-na 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 uruda
5. ku3 1(disz) gin2-a 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na-ta
6. ku3-bi 5/6(disz) ma-na
7. 7(disz) gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2 la2 6(disz) sze
8. sag-nig2-gur11-ra uruda-ka mu-gal2
9. 5(gesz2) 3(u) 1(barig) gu2 esir2 had2
10. ku3 1(disz) gin2-a 1(u) gu2-ta
11. ku3-bi 1/2(disz) ma-na 3(disz) gin2 2(u) la2 2(disz) sze
12. 4(barig) 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 i3-ku6
13. ku3-bi 1(u) 7(disz) gin2 2/3(|NINDA2x(SZE.2(ASZ))|) 1(u) 2(disz) sze
14. 1(u) 5(disz) {gesz}u3 ma2 1(u) 2(asz) gur
15. ku3-bi 1/2(disz) gin2
16. lu2-{d}nin-szubur dub-sar mar-sa-ke4
17. szu ba-ti
18. 8(disz) gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2 6(disz) sze ku3
19. na-mu szu ba-ti
20. szunigin 2(disz) ma-na la2 3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
column 2
1. zi-ga
2. sanga {d}nin-gesz-zi-da
3. 1(disz) ma-na 1(u) 4(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar
4. sza3-bi-ta
5. 4(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 i3-ku6
6. ku3 1(disz) gin2-a 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta
7. ku3-bi 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 la2 igi-6(disz)-gal2
8. 5(gesz2) 1(u) {gesz}mi-ri2-za
9. ku3 1(disz) gin2-a 1(gesz2)-ta
10. ku3-bi 5(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2
11. 4(disz) {gesz}szu-dim2 ma2 1(gesz2) gur
12. ku3 1(disz) gin2-a 6(disz)-ta
13. ku3-bi 2/3(disz)
14. 4(disz) {gesz}u3-suh5 <mi>-ri2-za ma2 1(gesz2) gur
15. ku3 1(disz) gin2-a 3(u)-ta
16. ku3-bi 2(u) 4(disz) sze
17. 3(gesz2) 4(u) gu2 esir2 had2
18. ku3 1(disz) gin2-a 1(u) gu2-ta
19. ku3-bi 1/3(disz){sza} 2(disz) gin2
20. ka5-a-mu dub-sar mar-sa-ke4 szu ba-ti
21. 3(u) ma-na uruda
22. ku3 1(disz) gin2-a 3(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na-ta
23. ku3-bi 1(u) 2(disz) gin2
24. sag-nig2-gur11-ra uruda-ka mu-gal2
25. 1(u) 3(disz) gin2 1(u) 2(disz) sze ku3-babbar
26. na-mu szu ba-ti
column 3
1. szunigin 1(disz) ma-na 1(u) 5/6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
2. zi-ga
3. la2-ia3 3(disz) gin2 ku3-<babbar>
4. sanga {d}szul-gi
5. 2(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 8(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
6. sza3-bi-ta
7. 4(gesz2) 3(u) 7(asz) gu2 esir2 had2
8. ku3 1(disz) gin2-a 1(u) gu2-ta
9. ku3-bi 1/3(disz){sza} 7(disz) gin2 2/3(disz) 6(disz) sze
10. 2(u) gu2 esir2 a-ba-al
11. ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2
12. 3(asz) 1(barig) esir2 E2-A gur
13. ku3 1(disz) gin2-a 2(barig)-ta
14. ku3-bi 8(disz) gin2
15. 3(barig) 8(disz) sila3 i3-ku6
16. ku3 1(disz) gin2-a 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta
17. ku3-bi 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 6(disz) sze
18. 1(gesz2) {gesz}mi-ri2-za
19. ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2
20. 3(disz) ma-na su3-he
21. ku3-bi 3(disz) gin2
22. 2(u) 1(disz) sze ku3-babbar
23. 1(u) 5(disz) sze ku3-sig17
24. ku3-bi 1/2(disz) gin2
25. {gesz}pesz3-sze3 ba-du3
26. {d}ba-ba6 e2-ge6#-[par4?-sze3]
27. giri3 [...]
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz) gu2 [...]
2. ku3 1(disz) gin2-a [...]
3. ku3-bi 1/3(disz) gin2 [...]
4. lu2-{d}[...]-ti szu ba-ti
5. 1/2(disz) ma-na 7(disz) gin2 2(u) la2 2(disz) sze ku3-babbar
6. na-mu szu ba-ti
7. ugu2-a ba-a-gar
8. 2(ban2) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 lal3
9. ku3 1(disz) gin2-a 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3-ta
10. ku3-bi 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 2/3(disz)
11. 1(disz) sila3 <<i3>> i3-nun
12. ku3-bi 2/3(disz)
13. 3(u) la2 3(disz) ma-na SZIM erin
14. ku3 1(disz) gin2-a 6(disz) ma-na-ta
15. ku3-bi 4(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
16. 3(u) la2 3(disz) ma-na {gesz}za-ba-lum
17. ku3 1(disz) gin2-a 1(u) 2(disz) ma-na-ta
18. ku3-bi 2(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2
19. 2(u) ma-na {gesz}szu-ur2-me
20. ku3 1(disz) gin2-a 1(u) 5(disz) ma-na-ta
21. ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2
22. 3(u) 2(asz) gu2 im-babbar2
23. ku3 1(disz) gin2-a 1(u) 5(asz) gu2-ta
24. ku3-bi 2(disz) gin2 2(u) 4(disz) sze
column 2
1. nig2-ka9 lu2-bi-mu-ka
2. {gesz}[...]
3. szunigin 2(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
4. zi-ga
5. la2-ia3 7(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
6. sanga {d}nin-gir2-su
7. 2/3(disz){sza} ku3
8. sza3-bi-ta
9. 5(gesz2) 4(u) 7(asz) gu2 2(u) ma-na esir2 had2
10. ku3 1(disz) gin2-a 1(u) gu2-ta
11. ku3-bi 1/2(disz) ma-na 4(disz) gin2 2/3(disz) 1(u) 2(disz) sze
12. 4(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 i3-ku6
13. ku3 1(disz) gin2-a 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta
14. ku3-bi 1/3(disz){sza} la2 igi-3(disz)-gal2
15. 1(u) 2(disz) {gesz}szu-dim2
16. ku3 1(disz) gin2-a 6(disz)-ta
17. ku3-bi 2(disz) gin2
18. lugal-lu2-sa6-sa6
19. szu ba-ti
20. ugu2 ba-a-gar
column 3
  (covered with salt)
1. szunigin 1/3(disz) ma-na 6(disz) gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2 1(u) 2(disz)# sze#
2. [...] 1(u) 6(disz) gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2 1(u) 2(disz) sze
3. sza3 zabala3{ki}
4. [...] 4(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
5. [...] esir2 E2-A-sze3
6. [...] szesz-kal-la
7. [ugu2 ...]-{d}ba-ba6 dumu [...]
8. ba-a-gar
9. nig2-ka9-ak
10. ku3-bi x-tum3
11. szabra sanga-ne
12. ur-{d}lamma
13. ensi2
14. mu {d}szul-gi nita kal-ga lugal uri5{ki}-ma lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba si-mu-ur4-ru-um{ki} a-ra2 3(disz)-kam-asz 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/P340530

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 109113
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 068476
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.109113
Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia (i3.MesopOil) 4048
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0406-16

References

  • primary: BPOA 2, 1877

    [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
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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
2018-08-23 at 08:56:58 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-03-23 at 18:53:25 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-06-14 at 20:47:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:42:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:00:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:58:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:56:04 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, 1877 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P340530.
BPOA 02, 1877 artifact entry (No. P340530). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P340530 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 02, 1877 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P340530 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BPOA 02, 1877 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P340530},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 02, 1877 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P340530.
BPOA 02, 1877 artifact entry (No. P340530). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P340530 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 02, 1877 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P340530 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BPOA 02, 1877 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P340530},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P340530},
}


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PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/10/31/
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