BPOA 02, 2684 (P341194)

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 114688

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. la2-ia3 1(asz) gu2 4(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 8(disz) gin2 siki tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
2. 2(u) 2(disz) ma-na 6(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 siki tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2
3. 8(disz) ma-na 1(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 siki tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
4. 4(asz) gu2 6(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 1/2(disz) gin2 siki tug2 guz-za du
5. 4(u) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 1(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 siki ge6
6. 5(asz) gu2 1(u) 1(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 3(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 [...] sze siki mug
7. bi2-[...]
8. gar
reverse
1. 4(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 5(u) 1(disz) sa#? gu saga
2. 3(gesz2) 5(disz) sa gu lugud2-da
3. 4(disz)-kam ur4-sze3 nu-ak
4. 1(szar2) 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
5. la2-ia3-am3
6. szunigin 3(asz) gu2 2(u) 8(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na siki kur-ra tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
7. 1(asz) gu2 5(u) 3(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na siki tug2 nig2-lam2 du
8. 1(barig) 3(ban2) la2 1(disz) <sila3> naga
9. diri-ga-am3
10. diri la2-ia3 nig2-ka9 ka-ga gi-na
11. ur-{d}nin-tu-ke4 su-su-dam
12. mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lu2-du10-ga
2. dub-sar
3. dumu du11-ga

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 002811 (composite) (P455521) S002811 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.00.00.00, Amar-Suen.08.00.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P341194

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 114688
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 059282

References

  • primary: BPOA 2, 2684

    [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
2023-07-16 at 15:16:25 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-10-10 at 08:44:22 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration McGrath, William CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-02-15 at 20:03:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:02:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 12:02:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:57:17 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, 2684 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P341194.
BPOA 02, 2684 artifact entry (No. P341194). (2023, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P341194 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 02, 2684 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P341194 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 02, 2684 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P341194.
BPOA 02, 2684 artifact entry (No. P341194). (2023, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P341194 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 02, 2684 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P341194 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {BPOA 02, 2684 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P341194},
}


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