BPOA 02, 2006 (P340659)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), 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 111467

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) ziz2 gur kiszib3 ur-{d}suen
2. 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur sa2-du11 [...]
3. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 nig2-dab5 sze-sag-ku5
4. ur-{d}ma-mi
5. 2(asz) gur al-lu
6. 1(asz) 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 szesz-a-ni
7. [...] gur ur-{gesz}gigir
8. 2(asz) 2(barig) gur lugal-{gesz}gigir-[re]
9. 1(barig) sze ur5-ra bi2-du11-ga
10. 3(barig) ur-sa6-sa6
11. 1(asz) 1(barig) ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
12. 1(barig) a-kal-la dumu nig2-du10-ga-mu
reverse
1. 2(ban2) ur-mes-za szitim
2. 2(ban2) ku3-saga
3. 2(ban2) <ur>-{d}nisaba
4. szunigin 1(u) 1(asz) 3(ban2) [... ziz2] gur
5. e2 szu-tum {d}szara2-ta
6. kiszib3 ARAD2
7. giri3 lugal-nig2-lagar-e
8. iti sze-sag-ku5
9. mu ku3 gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2
seal 1
1. ARAD2-[mu]
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-nigar{gar} szusz3

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 001583.3 (composite) (P533232) S001583.3 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P340659

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 111467
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 070349
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.111467
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0404-1533

References

  • primary: BPOA 2, 2006

    [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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-01-04 at 17:47:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:00:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-26 at 20:37:44 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:56:21 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, 2006 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P340659.
BPOA 02, 2006 artifact entry (No. P340659). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P340659 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 02, 2006 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P340659 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BPOA 02, 2006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P340659},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P340659},
}


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DA  - 2023/8/19/
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M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - BPOA 02, 2006 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 02, 2006 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P340659.
BPOA 02, 2006 artifact entry (No. P340659). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P340659 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 02, 2006 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P340659 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BPOA 02, 2006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P340659},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P340659},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P340659
LB  - CDLI:P340659
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - BPOA 02, 2006 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P340659
ER  -
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