BPOA 01, 0244 (P206581)
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 100484Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text Flour for messengers going abroad)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 2(barig) zi3-gu lugal
2. 2(barig) sze ansze gu7
3. u4 2(disz)-kam
4. {u2}urua{a}{ki}-sze3 du-ni
5. 1(asz) 2(ban2) zi3-gu lugal
6. 1(asz) 2(ban2) sze ansze gu7
7. u4 8(disz)-kam
8. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
9. 4(barig) zi3-gu
reverse
1. 4(barig) sze ansze gu7
2. u4 6(disz)-kam
3. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
4. 1(barig) zi3-gu saga
5. e-hu-pu3-da-gi dumu-lugal
6. {u2}urua{a}{ki}-ta udu ur4-de3 gen-na-ne
7. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
obverse
1. 2(barig) zi3-gu lugal
2. 2(barig) sze ansze gu7
3. u4 2(disz)-kam
4. {u2}urua{a}{ki}-sze3 du-ni
5. 1(asz) 2(ban2) zi3-gu lugal
6. 1(asz) 2(ban2) sze ansze gu7
7. u4 8(disz)-kam
8. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
9. 4(barig) zi3-gu
reverse
1. 4(barig) sze ansze gu7
2. u4 6(disz)-kam
3. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
4. 1(barig) zi3-gu saga
5. e-hu-pu3-da-gi dumu-lugal
6. {u2}urua{a}{ki}-ta udu ur4-de3 gen-na-ne
7. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
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 (messenger text Flour for messengers going abroad)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: BPOA 1, 244
[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 100484
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.07.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | 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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| 2014-10-07 at 08:47:36 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2014-10-07 at 08:30:08 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:35:42 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:29:11 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 20:36:56 | 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 (057082) (057082)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.100484) (BM.100484)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1905-0515-444) (W_1905-0515-444)
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Cite this Artifact
“BPOA 01, 0244 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206581.
BPOA 01, 0244 artifact entry (No. P206581). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206581 (Original work published 2002)
BPOA 01, 0244 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206581 (Accessed: December 6, 2025).
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