BPOA 02, 2638 (P208568)
Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), 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 105542Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 i3-nun
2. 1(ban2) ga gazi
3. ki lugal-ezem-ta
4. kiszib3 ab-ba dumu ensi2 babila2{ki}
5. sza3 bala-a
some text moved to next line
6. iti szu-numun
reverse
blank space
seal impression
1. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-da-gan ba-du3 mu us2-sa-a-bi
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szul-gi
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
column 2
1. ab-ba dub-sar
2. dumu i-tur2-dingir
3. ensi2 babila{ki}-ma
4. ARAD2-zu
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 i3-nun
2. 1(ban2) ga gazi
3. ki lugal-ezem-ta
4. kiszib3 ab-ba dumu ensi2 babila2{ki}
5. sza3 bala-a
some text moved to next line
6. iti szu-numun
reverse
blank space
seal impression
1. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-da-gan ba-du3 mu us2-sa-a-bi
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szul-gi
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
column 2
1. ab-ba dub-sar
2. dumu i-tur2-dingir
3. ensi2 babila{ki}-ma
4. ARAD2-zu
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 2, 2638
[Ozaki2006BPOA2] Ozaki, Tohru, and Marcel Sigrist. 2006. Ur III Administrative Tablets from the British Museum. Part Two. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 2. Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.
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- Museum No.: BM 105542
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- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.41.06.00 (us2-us2 year)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 | 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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| 2016-07-28 at 14:15:01 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2016-01-11 at 15:48:35 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:36:14 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:30:34 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-27 at 19:39:30 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 20:38:31 | 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 (057588) (057588)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.105542) (BM.105542)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-374) (W_1913-0416-374)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDLI Seals 006160 (composite) (P458870) | Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |
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Cite this Artifact
“BPOA 02, 2638 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P208568.
BPOA 02, 2638 artifact entry (No. P208568). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208568 (Original work published 2002)
BPOA 02, 2638 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208568 (Accessed: August 2, 2025).
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