BPOA 02, 2598 (P208889)

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, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 105459

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 4(asz) 1(barig) [ninda] gur#
2. 4(asz) 2(barig) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 ninda NE#?
3. ninda gal x
4. ninda gal 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 duh
  blank space
5. szunigin 9(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 ninda gal 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 duh
reverse
1. ma2-a ga2-ra
2. sza3-iri gid2-da
3. ki lu2-he2-gal2-ta
4. in-sa6-sa6
5. szu ba-ti
6. iti szu-numun
7. 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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  • primary: BPOA 2, 2598

    [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 105459
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.06.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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 View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:36:45 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:32:12 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-31 at 13:46:50 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:40:55 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“BPOA 02, 2598 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P208889.
BPOA 02, 2598 artifact entry (No. P208889). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208889 (Original work published 2002)
BPOA 02, 2598 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208889 (Accessed: June 23, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BPOA 02, 2598 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P208889},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208889},
}

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