BPOA 01, 0074 (P205855)
Administrative tablet 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 086114Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 2(u) udu 2(disz) sila3
2. 1(gesz2) 3(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
3. sze-bi 1(asz) <gur> lu2-ma2-gan
4. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) udu 2(disz) sila3
5. 1(u) 2(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
6. sze-bi 2(barig) 5(ban2) lu2-dingir-ra
7. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) udu 2(disz) sila3
8. 1(u) 8(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
9. sze-bi 3(barig) an-ne2
reverse
1. 1(gesz2) 2(u) udu 2(disz) sila3
2. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 7(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
3. sze-bi 1(asz) gur {d}nanna-si-sa2
4. szunigin 5(gesz2) 1(u) udu 2(disz) sila3
5. szunigin 3(gesz2) 2(u) 7(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
6. sze-bi 3(asz) 5(ban2) gur
7. u4 2(u) 7(disz)
8. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi
9. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 2(u) udu 2(disz) sila3
2. 1(gesz2) 3(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
3. sze-bi 1(asz) <gur> lu2-ma2-gan
4. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) udu 2(disz) sila3
5. 1(u) 2(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
6. sze-bi 2(barig) 5(ban2) lu2-dingir-ra
7. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) udu 2(disz) sila3
8. 1(u) 8(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
9. sze-bi 3(barig) an-ne2
reverse
1. 1(gesz2) 2(u) udu 2(disz) sila3
2. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 7(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
3. sze-bi 1(asz) gur {d}nanna-si-sa2
4. szunigin 5(gesz2) 1(u) udu 2(disz) sila3
5. szunigin 3(gesz2) 2(u) 7(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
6. sze-bi 3(asz) 5(ban2) gur
7. u4 2(u) 7(disz)
8. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi
9. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal
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
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: BPOA 1, 74
[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 086114
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.01.06.27
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 | 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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| 2017-03-03 at 09:52:13 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:35:16 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:27:36 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 20:35:19 | 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 (056829) (056829)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.86114) (BM.86114)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1899-0417-134) (W_1899-0417-134)
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Cite this Artifact
“BPOA 01, 0074 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205855.
BPOA 01, 0074 artifact entry (No. P205855). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205855 (Original work published 2002)
BPOA 01, 0074 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205855 (Accessed: December 22, 2025).
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