BPOA 01, 0297 (P206633)

Legal 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 102136

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Statement about barley; seal: [] [] d. Ur-[])

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(barig) sze su-ga
2. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal
3. 1(disz) udu lugal-amar-ku3
4. mu e2 {d}szara2 ba-du3
reverse
1. szesz-kal-la sanga
2. ur-bad3-tibirx(KU)-ra
3. gi-ne2-dam
4. giri3 lu2-{d}suen
seal 1
1. [ur-bad3-tibirx(KU)-ra]
2. [dub-sar]
3. dumu ur-[tur]

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (Statement about barley; seal: [] [] d. Ur-[])
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šū-Suen.09.00.00 to Ibbi-Suen.01.00.00

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004378 (composite) (P457088) S004378 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P206633

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 102136
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 057279
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.102136
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1906-0512-57

References

  • primary: BPOA 1, 297

    [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 13:32:21 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
2011-07-22 at 14:36:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:29:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:37:29 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 01, 0297 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206633.
BPOA 01, 0297 artifact entry (No. P206633). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206633 (Original work published 2002)
BPOA 01, 0297 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206633 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BPOA 01, 0297 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206633},
}


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DA  - 2023/8/19/
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LB  - CDLI:P206633
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - BPOA 01, 0297 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 01, 0297 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206633.
BPOA 01, 0297 artifact entry (No. P206633). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206633 (Original work published 2002)
BPOA 01, 0297 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206633 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BPOA 01, 0297 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206633},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206633},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P206633
LB  - CDLI:P206633
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - BPOA 01, 0297 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P206633
ER  -
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