BPOA 01, 0158 (P206537)

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 098447

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. ur-{d}lamma szesz i3-kal-la
2'. szu ba-ti
3'. mu ur-{d}lamma-sze3
4'. kiszib3 ur-{d}szusz3-{d}ba-ba6 ib2-ra
reverse
  broken
  rest broken
seal 1
  illegible

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
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P206537

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 098447
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: BPOA 1, 158

    [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
2021-07-23 at 08:32:09 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2013-06-07 at 12:25:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:35:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-08 at 19:09:09 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:36:28 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, 0158 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206537.
BPOA 01, 0158 artifact entry (No. P206537). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206537 (Original work published 2002)
BPOA 01, 0158 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206537 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BPOA 01, 0158 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206537},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BPOA 01, 0158 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206537.
BPOA 01, 0158 artifact entry (No. P206537). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206537 (Original work published 2002)
BPOA 01, 0158 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206537 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BPOA 01, 0158 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206537},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P206537
LB  - CDLI:P206537
M1  - 2026/4/24/
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