BPOA 07, 2253 (P290404)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

NBC 03469

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

49.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(u) 5(disz)-sze3
2. sze gur10-a a-sza3
3. e2-gir-gi4-lu
4. u3 a-sza3 apin-ba-zi
5. giri3 lu2-he2-gal2
6. 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(u) 2(disz)-sze3
7. sze gur10-a zar3 tab-ba
8. a-sza3 {d}szara2-gu2-gal
reverse
1. 4(disz) gurusz u4 2(disz)-sze3
2. kun-zi-da i7 e2-duru5 {d}szul-pa-e3 ku5-a
3. 4(disz) gurusz u4 6(disz)-sze3
4. kun-zi-da e2-<duru5> {d}amar-{d}suen-ka gub-ba
5. ugula i7-pa-e3
6. kiszib3 lugal-e2-mah-e
7. mu bad3 mar-tu ba-du3
seal 1
1. lugal-e2-mah-e
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-ku3-ga-ni

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003415.1 (composite) (P533682) S003415.1 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P290404

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 49.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 03469
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 076613
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-006442
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.3469

References

  • primary: BPOA 7, 2253

    [Sigrist2009BPOA7] Sigrist, Marcel, and Tohru Ozaki. 2009. Neo-Sumerian Administrative Tablets from the Yale Babylonian Collection. Part Two. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 7. Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

  • citation: CBCY 3, p. 153, NBC 03469

    [Sigrist2001CBCY3] Sigrist, Marcel. 2001. Neo-Sumerian Archival Texts in the Nies Babylonian Collection. Catalogue of the Babylonian Collections at Yale 3. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-21 at 07:01:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:47:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2010-06-12 at 10:21:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-02-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Ditchey, Mallory; Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 07, 2253 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P290404.
BPOA 07, 2253 artifact entry (No. P290404). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P290404 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 07, 2253 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P290404 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P290404},
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Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 07, 2253 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P290404.
BPOA 07, 2253 artifact entry (No. P290404). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P290404 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 07, 2253 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P290404 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BPOA 07, 2253 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P290404},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P290404},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P290404
LB  - CDLI:P290404
M1  - 2026/6/14/
TI  - BPOA 07, 2253 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P290404
ER  -
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