BPOA 02, 2669 (P209245)
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 105749Period
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. 2(ban2) dabin
2. 1(ban2) zi3 sig15
3. ARAD2 dub-sar
4. 5(disz) sila3 ur-{gesz}gigir
5. 5(disz) sila3 lu2 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
6. 3(disz) sila3 dam ku3-{d}szara2
7. 2(disz) sila3 gudu4 gar-sza-<na>-ka{ki}
8. 2(disz) sila3 szesz-kal-la
9. 2(disz) sila3 esza
reverse
1. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 lu2 bi2-bi2-a
2. 7(disz) sila3 hur-sag-e-du7
3. 2(disz) sila3 lu2 szu-kab-ta2#?
4. 2(disz) sila3 ur-{gesz}gigir szu-i
5. 2(ban2) sa2-du11
6. 2(disz) sila3 sze udul2
7. szunigin 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3-gu saga
8. szunigin 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
9. szunigin 1(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 dabin
left
1. u4 7(disz)-kam
obverse
1. 2(ban2) dabin
2. 1(ban2) zi3 sig15
3. ARAD2 dub-sar
4. 5(disz) sila3 ur-{gesz}gigir
5. 5(disz) sila3 lu2 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
6. 3(disz) sila3 dam ku3-{d}szara2
7. 2(disz) sila3 gudu4 gar-sza-<na>-ka{ki}
8. 2(disz) sila3 szesz-kal-la
9. 2(disz) sila3 esza
reverse
1. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 lu2 bi2-bi2-a
2. 7(disz) sila3 hur-sag-e-du7
3. 2(disz) sila3 lu2 szu-kab-ta2#?
4. 2(disz) sila3 ur-{gesz}gigir szu-i
5. 2(ban2) sa2-du11
6. 2(disz) sila3 sze udul2
7. szunigin 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3-gu saga
8. szunigin 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
9. szunigin 1(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 dabin
left
1. u4 7(disz)-kam
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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, 2669
[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 105749
- Accession No.: 1913-04-16, 0581
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.07
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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 09:52:16 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:37:36 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:33:59 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 20:43:48 | 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 (057680) (057680)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.105749) (BM.105749)
- British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-581) (W_1913-0416-581)
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Cite this Artifacts
“BPOA 02, 2669 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P209245.
BPOA 02, 2669 artifact entry (No. P209245). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209245 (Original work published 2002)
BPOA 02, 2669 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209245 (Accessed: March 26, 2026).
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