BPOA 02, 1858 (P204873)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), 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 098300

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) maszkim!(PA-DU)
2. ki ur-{d}hendur-sag-ta
3. ba-zi
4. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. mu hu-hu-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P204873

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 098300
Accession Number

References

  • primary: BPOA 2, 1858

    [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
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:34:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:27:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:34:35 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BPOA 02, 1858 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204873.
BPOA 02, 1858 artifact entry (No. P204873). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204873 (Original work published 2002)
BPOA 02, 1858 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204873 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2023BPOA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BPOA 02, 1858 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204873},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204873},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P204873
LB  - CDLI:P204873
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - BPOA 02, 1858 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P204873
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“BPOA 02, 1858 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204873.
BPOA 02, 1858 artifact entry (No. P204873). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204873 (Original work published 2002)
BPOA 02, 1858 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204873 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2023BPOA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BPOA 02, 1858 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204873},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204873},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P204873
LB  - CDLI:P204873
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - BPOA 02, 1858 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P204873
ER  - 
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.