BPOA 02, 2593 (P208983)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 105448

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) tu-ra ug3
2. lu2-ga-mu
3. iti dal-ta
  some text moved to next line
4. iti szu-numun-sze3
5. i7 lugal-ka {gesz}ma-nu na-ga-ab-tum-da tusz-a
reverse
1. ugula lu2-{d}szara2
2. kiszib3 da-a-ga
3. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. da-a-ga
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-gesz-sza3-ga

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šū-Suen.01.05.00 to Šū-Suen.01.06.00

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002079 (composite) (P454789) S002079 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.42.00.00, Šū-Suen.08.00.00

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P208983

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 105448
Accession Number

References

  • primary: BPOA 2, 2593

    [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.

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
2016-01-09 at 17:53:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-05-14 at 17:44:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:36:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:47 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BPOA 02, 2593 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P208983.
BPOA 02, 2593 artifact entry (No. P208983). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208983 (Original work published 2002)
BPOA 02, 2593 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208983 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208983},
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Cite this Artifacts

“BPOA 02, 2593 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P208983.
BPOA 02, 2593 artifact entry (No. P208983). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208983 (Original work published 2002)
BPOA 02, 2593 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208983 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208983},
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