BPOA 02, 2310 (P340964)

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 112059

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
2. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga 3(disz) sa szum2
3. szu-i3-li2 sukkal gaba-asz
4. 1(disz) dug dida du 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
5. 4(ban2) ninda sza3-gal kas4 gaba-asz bala-a
6. giri3 szu-i3-li2 sukkal
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz
8. 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga 1(disz) sa szum2
reverse
1. lugal-an-ne2 gaba-ta
2. 3(disz) sila3 kasz
3. 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga 1(disz) sa szum2
4. a-hu-ni ka-us2-sa2
5. szunigin 1(disz) dug <dida> du 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
6. szunigin 1(disz) dug <dida> du 1(ban2)
7. szunigin 4(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 6(disz) sila3 kasz
8. szunigin 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 6(disz) gin2 i3
9. szunigin 6(disz) gin2 naga szunigin 5(disz) sa szum2
10. u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
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11. iti nesag
12. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e bad3 mar-tu mu-du3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P340964

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 112059
Accession Number

References

  • primary: BPOA 2, 2310

    [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
2024-03-19 at 16:46:33 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
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 09:52:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-01-08 at 16:15:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:01:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 12:01:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:56:51 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 Artifact

“BPOA 02, 2310 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P340964.
BPOA 02, 2310 artifact entry (No. P340964). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P340964 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 02, 2310 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P340964 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BPOA 02, 2310 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P340964},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 02, 2310 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P340964.
BPOA 02, 2310 artifact entry (No. P340964). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P340964 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 02, 2310 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P340964 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P340964},
}

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