BPOA 02, 1880 (P340533)

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 109125

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. 5(disz) ansze
2. 1(u) la2 1(disz) dur3
3. 2(disz) ansze 2(disz)
4. 1(disz) dur3 1(disz)
5. 5(disz) ansze szu-gi4
6. 1(disz) dur3 szu-gi4
7. 1(disz) dur3 2(disz)
8. giri3 lu2-iri-sag
9. 1(disz) dur3 su-ga
10. giri3 ur-gu-la
11. nig2-ka9 na-gab2-tum-ta
12. szunigin 2(u) 4(disz) ansze hi-a
13. sza3-bi-ta
14. 1(u) ansze hi-a
15. giri3 ur-e2-ninnu
16. 1(disz) dur3
17. giri3 ur-gu-la
18. apin-sze3
19. nig2-ka9 na-gab2-tum
20. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
21. ugu2-a ga2-ga2
22. [3(disz)] ansze
23. [giri3] lu2#-iri-sag
24. [u3] giri3# si-du3
25. [...] ki-la2-a
column 2
1. 3(disz) ansze
2. ur-e2-ninnu
3. 1(disz) ansze
4. ba-lu5# szusz3
5. giri3 ur-sa6-ga
6. mu-kux(DU) ab-ba
7. ri-ri-ga
8. nam-erim2-bi ba-ku5
9. zi-ga
10. szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) ansze hi-a
11. zi-ga
12. la2-ia3 7(disz) ansze
13. nig2-{d}ba-ba6
14. szesz ur-{d}pirig3
15. lu2 iri-sag-ga2
16. 2(disz) ab2-mah2
17. 5(u) la2 1(disz) gu4 2(disz)
18. giri3 ur-{d}su4-an-na
19. 2(disz) ab2-mah2
20. 1(disz) ab2 2(disz)
21. 3(disz) ab2 1(disz)
22. 3(u) 2(disz) gu4
23. giri3 nin-a-na
24. 3(disz) gu4
25. giri3 ur-gu-la
26. nig2-ka9 na-gab2-tum-ta
column 3
1. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) gu4 hi-a
2. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 2(disz) ab2-mah2
5. 1(u) 7(disz) gu4
6. giri3 ur-mes unu3
7. 3(u) gu4 2(disz)
8. giri3 ka5-a-mu kuruszda
9. 3(disz) gu4
10. giri3 ur-gu-la
11. apin-sze3
12. nig2-ka9 na-gab2-tum-ta
13. 6(disz) gu4
14. giri3 ur-{d}nin-mu2
15. 4(disz) ab2 2(disz)
16. 1(disz) gu4 2(disz)
17. giri3 ur-{d}lamma
18. giri3 {d}[...]
19. dumu lu2-an-na
20. ugu2 ga2-ga2
21. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
22. szunigin 1(asz) 3(barig) gu4 hi-a
23. ugu2-a ga2-ga2
24. zi-ga
25. la2-ia3 2(u) la2 1(disz) gu4
26. ur-mes unu3
27. 1(disz) ab2 [szu-gi4]
reverse
column 1
1. 5(disz) [gu4 szu-gi4]
2. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
3. 1(disz) gu4 szu-gi4
4. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
5. 1(disz) ab2 szu-gi4
6. a-ra2 3(disz)-kam
7. szunigin 8(disz) gu4 szu-gi4
8. sza3-bi-ta
9. la2-ia3 8(disz) gu4 szu-gi4
10. giri3 nig2-{d}ba-ba6
11. dumu na-ba-sa6
12. ur-en-gal-du-du
13. 1(disz) ab2 2(disz)
14. 2(disz) gu4
15. nig2-ka9 na-gab2-tum-ta
16. sza3-bi-ta
17. la2-ia3 1(disz) ab2 2(disz)
18. 2(disz) gu4
19. la2-ia3-am3
20. ab-ba unu3
21. 2(disz) ansze
22. 2(disz) ansze szu-gi4
23. 5(disz) ansze 2(disz)
24. 4(disz) dur3
25. 4(disz) dur3 2(disz)
26. 1(disz) ansze 1(disz)
27. 3(disz) dur3 1(disz)
28. 2(disz) dur3 amar-ga
29. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
30. 1(disz) ansze
31. 4(disz) dur3 1(disz)
column 2
1. 1(disz) ansze 3(disz)
2. 2(disz) ansze 2(disz)
3. 1(disz) dur3 1(disz)
4. 1(disz) ansze 1(disz)
5. kiszib3 tuku
6. 1(disz) dur3
7. kiszib3 nu-tuku
8. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
9. ki lu2-hu-rim3{ki}
10. dub-sar a-ru-a-ta
11. szunigin 3(u) 4(disz) ansze hi-a
12. sza3-bi-ta
13. 2(disz) ansze
14. 8(disz) dur3
15. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
16. 1(disz) ansze 2(disz) <<ansze 2(disz)>>
17. 2(disz) ansze 1(disz)
18. giri3 al-la
19. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
20. mu ur-bi2-lum{ki}
21. 2(disz) ansze
22. 2(disz) dur3
23. 2(disz) ansze 1(disz)
24. mu ki-masz{ki}
25. ugu2-a ba-a-gar
26. 1(disz) ansze-mah2
27. 3(disz) dur3
28. 1(disz) ansze 3(disz)
29. 2(disz) ansze 2(disz)
30. 1(disz) dur3 2(disz)
31. 1(disz) ansze 1(disz)
column 3
1. [mu us2-sa] ki-masz
2. ugu2-a ga2-ga2
3. [nig2-ka9] na-gab2-tum
4. [szunigin ...] ansze hi-a
5. [zi]-ga
6. la2-ia3 3(disz) ansze hi-a
7. lu2-{d}na-ru2-a sipa ansze a-ru-a
8. nig2-ka9-ak
9. sipa gu4 ansze
10. na-gab2-tum-ke4-ne
11. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.45.00.00 to Šulgi.47.00.00 (us2 year)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P340533

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 109125
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 068488
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.109125
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0406-28

References

  • primary: BPOA 2, 1880

    [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 13:27:14 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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:42:14 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
2008-01-26 at 20:26:38 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:56:05 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, 1880 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P340533.
BPOA 02, 1880 artifact entry (No. P340533). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P340533 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 02, 1880 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P340533 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P340533},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 02, 1880 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P340533.
BPOA 02, 1880 artifact entry (No. P340533). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P340533 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 02, 1880 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P340533 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BPOA 02, 1880 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P340533},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P340533},
}


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