BPOA 02, 2221 (P340874)

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 111966

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(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. kab2-ku5 i7 sal4{ki}-ka
3. gu2-bi kesz2 u3 kun-zi-da gi4-[a]
4. su-GAN2 si#?
5. 1(u) 4(disz) gurusz gu2 i7 {d}amar-{d}suen-ga2-ra
6. sahar ma2-ta bala-a
7. ugula ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
reverse
1. kiszib3 lugal-e2-mah-e
2. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun
seal 1
1. lugal-e2-mah-e
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-ku3-ga-ni

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 003415 (composite) (P456125) S003415 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.31.04.00, Šū-Suen.08.00.00

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P340874

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 111966
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 070819
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.111966
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0404-2032

References

  • primary: BPOA 2, 2221

    [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
2011-07-22 at 15:01:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 12:00:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:44:59 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:56:43 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, 2221 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P340874.
BPOA 02, 2221 artifact entry (No. P340874). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P340874 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 02, 2221 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P340874 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P340874},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“BPOA 02, 2221 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P340874.
BPOA 02, 2221 artifact entry (No. P340874). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P340874 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 02, 2221 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P340874 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P340874},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P340874},
}


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PY  - 2023
ID  - P340874
LB  - CDLI:P340874
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - BPOA 02, 2221 artifact entry
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