BPOA 06, 0238 (P390826)

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 13801

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. 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga
2. 5(disz) sila3 kasz du
3. u4 1(disz)-kam
4. 9(disz) sila3 kasz saga
5. 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz du
reverse
1. u4 2(disz)-kam
2. ki a-al-li2-ta
3. kiszib3 ensi2
4. iti dal
5. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. a-a-kal-la
2. ensi2
3. umma{ki}
4. ARAD2-zu
  (following Mayr)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šū-Suen.01.05.01 to Šū-Suen.01.05.02

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000033 (composite) (P430134) S000033 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.06.11.00, Šū-Suen.09.01.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P390826

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 13801
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 166431
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-027215
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.13801

References

  • primary: BPOA 6, 238

    [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.

  • history: Mayr SITU, p. 157 (seal only)

    [Mayr2005SITU] Mayr, Rudolf H. 2005. “Seal Impressions on Tablets from Umma.” Lawrenceville, NJ.

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
2024-06-13 at 18:45:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2019-02-28 at 11:40:35 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:57:14 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:05:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-06-12 at 10:26:21 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, 0238 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 19, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P390826.
BPOA 06, 0238 artifact entry (No. P390826). (2026, April 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P390826 (Original work published 2009)
BPOA 06, 0238 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P390826 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 19},
	title = {BPOA 06, 0238 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P390826},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 06, 0238 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 19, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P390826.
BPOA 06, 0238 artifact entry (No. P390826). (2026, April 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P390826 (Original work published 2009)
BPOA 06, 0238 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P390826 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 19},
	title = {BPOA 06, 0238 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P390826},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P390826},
}


TY  - ELEC
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PY  - 2026
ID  - P390826
LB  - CDLI:P390826
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - BPOA 06, 0238 artifact entry
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