BPOA 06, 0281 (P390851)

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 13890

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(disz) dug dida
2. 2(ban2) kasz saga
3. ki a-al-li2-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
2. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8
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

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 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/P390851

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 13890
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 166456
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-027305

References

  • primary: BPOA 6, 281

    [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
2018-08-23 at 08:56:43 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-08-20 at 11:29:27 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:06:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-06-12 at 10:26:24 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, 0281 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 19, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P390851.
BPOA 06, 0281 artifact entry (No. P390851). (2026, April 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P390851 (Original work published 2009)
BPOA 06, 0281 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P390851 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P390851},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 06, 0281 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 19, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P390851.
BPOA 06, 0281 artifact entry (No. P390851). (2026, April 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P390851 (Original work published 2009)
BPOA 06, 0281 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P390851 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 19},
	title = {BPOA 06, 0281 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P390851},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P390851},
}

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DA  - 2026/4/19/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P390851
LB  - CDLI:P390851
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - BPOA 06, 0281 artifact entry
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