BPOA 07, 1642 (P290962)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

NBC 02012

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

52.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(u)-sze3
2. ma2 su3 kar umma{ki}-ta
3. ur2-bi-an-na{ki}-asz
4. ma2 su3 <gid2>-da u4 3(disz)-sze3
5. sze bala-a
6. sze ma2-a si-ga
7. u4 2(disz)-sze3 ma2 bala ak
reverse
1. u4 6(disz)-sze3 ma2 diri-ga
2. umma{ki}-sze3
3. u4 2(disz)-sze3 sze bala-a
4. sze ma2-a si-ga
5. sza3 umma{ki}
6. ugula {d}szara2-a-mu
7. kiszib3 ur-{d}suen
8. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8
seal 1
1. ur-{d}suen
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-e2-nun-na

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 52.0 high × 44.0 wide × 19.0 thick
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  • primary: BPOA 7, 1642

    [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: CUSAS 6, p.161-175, p. 162

    [Heimpel2011boat] Heimpel, Wolfgang. 2011. “Two Unrecognized Terms in Ur III Accounts of Boat Transport.” In Garšana Studies, edited by David I. Owen, 161–75. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 6. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

  • citation: CBCY 3, p. 083, NBC 02012

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: NBC 02012
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.02.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-21 at 07:01:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:48:39 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2010-06-12 at 10:22:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-02-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ditchey, Mallory; Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005314.2 (composite) (P534022) - -

General Notes: -
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20100423 englund: obv. 4 ma2-gid2!-da

Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 07, 1642 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P290962.
BPOA 07, 1642 artifact entry (No. P290962). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P290962 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 07, 1642 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P290962 (Accessed: August 18, 2025).
@misc{2023BPOA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BPOA 07, 1642 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P290962},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P290962},
}


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LB  - CDLI:P290962
M1  - 2025/8/18/
TI  - BPOA 07, 1642 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 07, 1642 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P290962.
BPOA 07, 1642 artifact entry (No. P290962). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P290962 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 07, 1642 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P290962 (Accessed: August 18, 2025).
@misc{2023BPOA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BPOA 07, 1642 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P290962},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P290962},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P290962
LB  - CDLI:P290962
M1  - 2025/8/18/
TI  - BPOA 07, 1642 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P290962
ER  -
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