BPOA 02, 2546 (P208869)
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 105350Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 2(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sar kin sahar-ra
2. kin szuku-ra
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) sar 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 sahar
5. e i7 {d}amar-{d}suen-ke4-gar ba-a-si
6. 4(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sar sahar
7. gu2 i7 gurusz-gin7-du
8. szu ur3-ra u3 sza3 i7 gurusz-gin7-du szu-luh ak
9. 3(gesz2) 5(u) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sar sahar
10. e sa-dur2-ra a-sza3 ka-ma-ri2{ki} si-ga
reverse
1. 5(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) sar 1(u) gin2 sahar
2. e sa-dur2-ra a-sza3 uku2-nu-ti bala-a-ri si-ga
3. 2(u) 9(disz) 2/3(disz) sar sahar
4. gu2 i7!(LAGAB) a-sza3 uku2-nu-ti-gu-la si-ga
5. 1(u) 4(disz) sar 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 sahar
6. gu2 i7!(LAGAB) a-sza3 en-du8-du si-ga
7. 1(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sar <sahar> u3 bar-ra kab2-ku5 a-sza3 i3-szum2 si-ga
8. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sar i7! kun-nagar sza3 a-sza3 {d}inanna ba-al-la
9. szunigin 2(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 5(disz) sar 1(u) gin2 sahar
10. zi-ga-am3
11. diri 1(gesz2) 1(disz) 5/6(disz) sar
12. nig2-ka9-ak kin szuku-ra-ka
13. giri3 gu-u2-gu-a
left
1. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
obverse
1. 2(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sar kin sahar-ra
2. kin szuku-ra
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) sar 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 sahar
5. e i7 {d}amar-{d}suen-ke4-gar ba-a-si
6. 4(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sar sahar
7. gu2 i7 gurusz-gin7-du
8. szu ur3-ra u3 sza3 i7 gurusz-gin7-du szu-luh ak
9. 3(gesz2) 5(u) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sar sahar
10. e sa-dur2-ra a-sza3 ka-ma-ri2{ki} si-ga
reverse
1. 5(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) sar 1(u) gin2 sahar
2. e sa-dur2-ra a-sza3 uku2-nu-ti bala-a-ri si-ga
3. 2(u) 9(disz) 2/3(disz) sar sahar
4. gu2 i7!(LAGAB) a-sza3 uku2-nu-ti-gu-la si-ga
5. 1(u) 4(disz) sar 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 sahar
6. gu2 i7!(LAGAB) a-sza3 en-du8-du si-ga
7. 1(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sar <sahar> u3 bar-ra kab2-ku5 a-sza3 i3-szum2 si-ga
8. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sar i7! kun-nagar sza3 a-sza3 {d}inanna ba-al-la
9. szunigin 2(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 5(disz) sar 1(u) gin2 sahar
10. zi-ga-am3
11. diri 1(gesz2) 1(disz) 5/6(disz) sar
12. nig2-ka9-ak kin szuku-ra-ka
13. giri3 gu-u2-gu-a
left
1. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
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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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: BPOA 2, 2546
[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 105350
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- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | 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 metadata | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Approved |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:52:15 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2015-03-13 at 12:42:16 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:36:44 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:32:04 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 20:40:43 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Transliteration | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | 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 (057478) (057478)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.105350) (BM.105350)
- British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-182) (W_1913-0416-182)
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Cite this Artifacts
“BPOA 02, 2546 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P208869.
BPOA 02, 2546 artifact entry (No. P208869). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208869 (Original work published 2002)
BPOA 02, 2546 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208869 (Accessed: April 1, 2026).
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