BPOA 06, 0202 (P390806)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 13754

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. zah3 2(ban2) geme2-e2-gu-la
2. ($ blank space $) 3(ban2) nin-ukken-ne2
3. zah3 2(ban2) geme2-e2-gu-la 2(disz)-kam
4. usz2 2(ban2) geme2-{d}szara2 a-ru-a lugal-ni2-te-na
5. usz2 2(ban2) nin-e-ba-an-sa6 dumu nin-ga2-bi2-du11
6. usz2 4(ban2) ba-la-a
7. zah3 3(ban2) i-mu-na-si
8. zah3 3(ban2) igi-ni-da-a
9. ki szesz-saga
10. zah3 3(ban2) la-ba-an-szi-se-ge4-de3-en8
11. zah3 3(ban2) ha-ma-ti
12. ki hu-wa-wa
13. szunigin 4(barig) 2(ban2) sze
  some text moved to next line
14. iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-ba-gar
15. zah3 3(ban2) sza3-da
16. [...] nin-eb2-gu-ul
17. [...] hu-wa-wa
18. [...] 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ur-{d}utu
19. [... 1(ban2) 5(disz)] sila3 ku3-{d}szara2 dumu-[ni-me]
20. [ki] lu2-{d}szara2 szabra
21. [...] {gesz}kiri6-sze3 ba-[...]
22. [szunigin ...] sze
  some text moved to next line
23. iti dal
24. 5(disz) sila3 u4-gi-da
25. [...] a-tu
26. [...] amar-da-[...]
27. [...] ARAD2-[...]
28. zah3 2(ban2) [...]
29. usz2 3(ban2) [...]
30. zah3 2(ban2) [...]
31. usz2 3(ban2) [...]
32. zah3 2(ban2) [...]
33. usz2 3(ban2) [...]
reverse
1. [...]-nin
2. [...]-saga
3. [...] sze <ki> ur-{d}dumu-zi-ta
4. ba-usz2 ba-zah3 szu nu-ti-a
5. sze-ba-ta zi-zi-dam
6. sza3 a-pi4-sal4{ki}
7. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e lugal#-e# bad3 mar-tu mu-du3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šū-Suen.05.02.00 (us2 year) to Šū-Suen.05.05.00 (us2 year)

Record

20100514 englund: usz2 // ug7 ?

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P390806

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) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 13754
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 166411
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-027168
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.13754

References

  • primary: BPOA 6, 202

    [Sigrist2009BPOA6] Sigrist, Marcel, and Tohru Ozaki. 2009. Neo-Sumerian Administrative Tablets from the Yale Babylonian Collection. Part One. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 6. Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-04-19 at 07:51:32 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:56:19 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 09:52:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-01-10 at 17:13:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-01-04 at 20:25:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:05:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-06-12 at 10:26:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-10-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 06, 0202 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 19, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P390806.
BPOA 06, 0202 artifact entry (No. P390806). (2026, April 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P390806 (Original work published 2009)
BPOA 06, 0202 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P390806 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 19},
	title = {BPOA 06, 0202 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P390806},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P390806},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 06, 0202 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 19, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P390806.
BPOA 06, 0202 artifact entry (No. P390806). (2026, April 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P390806 (Original work published 2009)
BPOA 06, 0202 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P390806 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 19},
	title = {BPOA 06, 0202 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P390806},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P390806},
}


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PY  - 2026
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LB  - CDLI:P390806
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - BPOA 06, 0202 artifact entry
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