BPOA 01, 0061 (P205246)

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 086006

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. [n tug2 ...]
2. ki-la2-bi 2(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2
3. 3(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
4. 3(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
5. ki-la2-bi 2(u) 2(disz) ma-na 1(u) 3(disz) gin2
6. ur-ki-gu-la
7. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
8. 1(disz) tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2
9. ki-la2-bi 9(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na
10. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
11. 2(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
12. ki-la2-bi 1(u) 2(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2
13. 2(disz) tug2 guz-za du
14. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 du
15. ki-la2-bi 2(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2
16. ug3-IL2
reverse
1. 5(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
2. ki-la2-bi 1(u) ma-na
3. 2(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
4. 3(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
5. ki-la2-bi 1(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2
6. lu2-dingir-ra
7. tug2 ki-<la2> tag-ga
8. e2-usz-bar {d}szu-{d}suen sza3 gu2-ab-ba{ki}-ka
9. nu-banda3 lu2-usz-gi-na
10. giri3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 di-ku5
11. u3 ur-{d}nin-mug dub-sar
12. iti sze-il2-la u4 9(disz) ba-zal
13. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P205246

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 086006
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 056814
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.86006
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1899-0417-26

References

  • primary: BPOA 1, 61

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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
2015-01-17 at 10:13:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-01-17 at 10:12:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:35:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:27:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:35:04 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 01, 0061 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205246.
BPOA 01, 0061 artifact entry (No. P205246). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205246 (Original work published 2002)
BPOA 01, 0061 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205246 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BPOA 01, 0061 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205246},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205246},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“BPOA 01, 0061 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205246.
BPOA 01, 0061 artifact entry (No. P205246). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205246 (Original work published 2002)
BPOA 01, 0061 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205246 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BPOA 01, 0061 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205246},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205246},
}


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PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/4/9/
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