BPOA 02, 2673 (P209008)
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 105778Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) gu4 niga saga 5(disz) sila3 sze-ta
2. 2(ban2) duh saga-ta
3. 1(disz) gu4 niga us2
4. 2(ban2) duh saga-ta
reverse
1. u4 3(u) la2 1(disz)-sze3
blank space
2. szunigin 2(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze
3. szunigin 3(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) duh saga gur
4. iti sze-sag11-ku5
5. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
obverse
1. 1(disz) gu4 niga saga 5(disz) sila3 sze-ta
2. 2(ban2) duh saga-ta
3. 1(disz) gu4 niga us2
4. 2(ban2) duh saga-ta
reverse
1. u4 3(u) la2 1(disz)-sze3
blank space
2. szunigin 2(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze
3. szunigin 3(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) duh saga gur
4. iti sze-sag11-ku5
5. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
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 (messenger text)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: BPOA 2, 2673
[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 105778
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- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.02.01.00 (us2 year)
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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 | 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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| 2017-03-03 at 09:52:17 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:37:01 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:32:34 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 20:41:57 | 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 (057708) (057708)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.105778) (BM.105778)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-610) (W_1913-0416-610)
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Cite this Artifact
“BPOA 02, 2673 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P209008.
BPOA 02, 2673 artifact entry (No. P209008). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209008 (Original work published 2002)
BPOA 02, 2673 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209008 (Accessed: November 18, 2025).
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month = {aug 19},
title = {BPOA 02, 2673 artifact entry},
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howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209008},
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