BPOA 02, 2591 (P209161)
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 105444Period
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. 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz du10-ga
2. giri3 lu2-{d}iszkur
3. 2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz du10-ga
4. 1(disz) sila3 i3-szah2
5. giri3 szesz-a-ni
6. 5(disz) sila3 i3-nun du10-ga
7. 2(ban2) i3-gesz du10-ga
8. 5(disz) sila3 i3-szah2
9. giri3 {d}szara2-kam
reverse
1. e2 {d}[...]
1 line blank
2. inim lu2-kal-la-ta
3. kiszib3 nu-ra-a
4. iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-ba-gar
5. mu ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} ba-hul
obverse
1. 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz du10-ga
2. giri3 lu2-{d}iszkur
3. 2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz du10-ga
4. 1(disz) sila3 i3-szah2
5. giri3 szesz-a-ni
6. 5(disz) sila3 i3-nun du10-ga
7. 2(ban2) i3-gesz du10-ga
8. 5(disz) sila3 i3-szah2
9. giri3 {d}szara2-kam
reverse
1. e2 {d}[...]
1 line blank
2. inim lu2-kal-la-ta
3. kiszib3 nu-ra-a
4. iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-ba-gar
5. mu ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} ba-hul
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, 2591
[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 105444
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- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.07.02.00
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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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| 2011-07-22 at 14:37:30 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:33:44 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-27 at 19:40:27 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 20:43:17 | 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 (057539) (057539)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.105444) (BM.105444)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-276) (W_1913-0416-276)
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Cite this Artifact
“BPOA 02, 2591 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P209161.
BPOA 02, 2591 artifact entry (No. P209161). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209161 (Original work published 2002)
BPOA 02, 2591 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209161 (Accessed: January 14, 2026).
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