BPOA 01, 0156 (P202678)
Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 098445Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) la2 3(disz) gurusz 1(barig) sze lugal-ta
2. 2(disz) dumu 1(ban2)-ta
3. 1(disz) dumu 2(ban2)-<<ta>>
in this line order
4. 1(disz) gurusz szu-gi4 2(ban2)
5. sze-bi 3(asz) 3(barig) sze gur
reverse
1. sze-ba ug3-IL2
2. sza3-gu4 u3 dumu ba-usz2
3. ki inim-{d}ba-ba6-i3-dab5-ta
just on envelope
4. kiszib3 lu2-du10-ga
5. iti sze-sag11-ku5
6. mu an-sza-an{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lu2-du10-ga
2. dub-sar
3. dumu unux(|GU4.KU|)
obverse
1. 2(u) la2 3(disz) gurusz 1(barig) sze lugal-ta
2. 2(disz) dumu 1(ban2)-ta
3. 1(disz) dumu 2(ban2)-<<ta>>
in this line order
4. 1(disz) gurusz szu-gi4 2(ban2)
5. sze-bi 3(asz) 3(barig) sze gur
reverse
1. sze-ba ug3-IL2
2. sza3-gu4 u3 dumu ba-usz2
3. ki inim-{d}ba-ba6-i3-dab5-ta
just on envelope
4. kiszib3 lu2-du10-ga
5. iti sze-sag11-ku5
6. mu an-sza-an{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lu2-du10-ga
2. dub-sar
3. dumu unux(|GU4.KU|)
Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: BPOA 1, 156
[Ozaki2006BPOA1] Ozaki, Tohru, and Marcel Sigrist. 2006. Ur III Administrative Tablets from the British Museum. Part One. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 1. Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.
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- Museum No.: BM 098445
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.34.11.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2014-02-02 at 12:42:14 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:34:36 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:26:53 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-27 at 19:39:16 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 20:33:40 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (056929) (056929)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.98445) (BM.98445)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1904-0412-59) (W_1904-0412-59)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDLI Seals 002812 (composite) (P455522) | Girsu (mod. Tello) | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |
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Cite this Artifact
“BPOA 01, 0156 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202678.
BPOA 01, 0156 artifact entry (No. P202678). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202678 (Original work published 2002)
BPOA 01, 0156 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202678 (Accessed: September 12, 2025).
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