BPOA 02, 1888 (P340541)

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 109314

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. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
2. 3(disz) sila3 zi3 dub-dub 2(disz) sila3 dabin
3. lu2-{d}da-mu sukkal
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
5. 1(disz) dug dida 1(ban2) dabin lugal kaskal-sze3 gen-na
6. ha-ar-szi lu2 kas4
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
8. an-gar3 lu2 kas4
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
10. i-szar-ra-hi lu2 kas4
11. 1(ban2) kasz saga 5(disz) i3 id-gur2
12. da-da sukkal
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
14. lu2-sza-lim sukkal lu2 sa-gaz-sze3 gen-na
15. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
reverse
1. a-gu-a szitim-da gen-na
2. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
3. sza-<ru>-um-i3-li2 ki lu2-dingir-ra-sze3 gen-na
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
5. i-szar-bu3-da sukkal ansze zuh-a gen-na
6. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
7. {d}nanna-zi lu2 kas4
8. 1(ban2) kasz 2(ban2) dabin dub-sar lugal
9. dub-sar lugal lu2-[...]-sar-[...]{ki}
10. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3
11. dub-sar lugal ur-nigar
12. ARAD2-ku3-ga x-a-x-ab-ba
13. ur-{d}nun-gal dumu [...]
14. zi-ga u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
15. iti munu4-gu7

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P340541

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 109314
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 068611
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.109314
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0406-217

References

  • primary: BPOA 2, 1888

    [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
2014-04-24 at 11:41:44 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:00:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:59:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-27 at 15:52:43 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:56:08 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, 1888 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P340541.
BPOA 02, 1888 artifact entry (No. P340541). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P340541 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 02, 1888 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P340541 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P340541},
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Cite this Artifacts

“BPOA 02, 1888 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P340541.
BPOA 02, 1888 artifact entry (No. P340541). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P340541 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 02, 1888 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P340541 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BPOA 02, 1888 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P340541},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P340541},
}


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