BPOA 07, 2855 (P303643)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Newell Collections of Babylonian Tablets, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

NCBT 01598

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

91.0 mm × 58.0 mm × 27.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) tug2 mu-kux(DU)
2. ur-{d}gu-nu-ra
3. 1(disz) ur-mes
4. 1(disz) nigar{gar}-ki-du10
5. 2(disz) lu2-bala-saga
6. 1(disz) lu2-{d}szara2 dumu e-zu
7. gudu4 {d}en-ki
8. 1(disz) lugal-ku3-zu
9. 1(disz) ur-{d}dumu-zi-da
10. ugula a-du-mu
11. 1(disz) nu a-kal-la
12. 1(disz) ur-e11-e
13. 1(disz) szesz-ki-ag2
14. ugula lu2-du10-ga
15. 1(disz) sza3-ad-da
16. 1(disz) lugal-kal-la
17. ugula lugal-e-ba-an-sa6
18. 1(disz) ur-{d}a-szar2
19. 1(disz) ab-ba-gi-na
20. 1(disz) {d}szara2-mu-[tum2]
21. sa12-du5-[me]
22. ugula a-kal#-[la]
23. 1(disz) {d}szara2-[...]
24. 1(disz) ur-{d}[...]
25. 1(disz) dub-[...]
26. 1(disz) bi-[...]
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. ugula lugal-[...]
2'. 4(disz) [...]
3'. 1(disz) lu2-[...]
4'. 1(disz) lu2-kal-la
5'. mu-kux(DU)
6'. 2(disz) ur-{d}EN-[...]
7'. 1(disz) ab-ba-[...]
8'. 1(disz) im-[...]
9'. 1(disz) ur-{d}[...]
10'. ugula lu2-[...]
11'. 1(disz) e2-diri-[...]
12'. 1(disz) nig2-[...]
13'. 1(disz) ur-{d}[...]
14'. 1(disz) ha-la
15'. 1(disz) szu-sa6
16'. 1(disz) a-la-la
17'. ugula lu2-du10-ga
18'. 1(disz) di-ni-mi
19'. 1(disz) nam-ha-ni
20'. 1(disz) {d}szara2-mu-tum2
21'. 1(disz) lugal-mas-su2
22'. e2 nig2-lagar-me
23'. 1(disz) ur-e2-an-na
24'. 1(disz) giri3-ni-i3-sa6 engar
25'. 1(disz) tug2 guz-za du
26'. lu2-dingir-ra dumu he2-ma-du
27'. ugula lu2-dingir-ra
28'. 1(u) la2 1(disz) nar-munus
29'. ugula ra-ma-asz
30'. 1(disz) lu2-{d}szara2 dumu sze-er-ha-an
31'. 1(disz) ur-{d}szara2 kuruszda
32'. ugula ba-saga
33'. tug2 mu-kux(DU)
34'. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
35'. mu na-ru2-a ba-du3

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
  • Measurements (mm): 91.0 high × 58.0 wide × 27.0 thick
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  • primary: BPOA 7, 2855

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: NCBT 01598
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.06.10.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-21 at 07:03:51 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:50:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2010-06-12 at 10:25:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-10-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Molina, Manuel CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 07, 2855 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P303643.
BPOA 07, 2855 artifact entry (No. P303643). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P303643 (Original work published 2009)
BPOA 07, 2855 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P303643 (Accessed: August 30, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BPOA 07, 2855 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P303643},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P303643},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 07, 2855 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P303643.
BPOA 07, 2855 artifact entry (No. P303643). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P303643 (Original work published 2009)
BPOA 07, 2855 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P303643 (Accessed: August 30, 2025).
@misc{2023BPOA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BPOA 07, 2855 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P303643},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P303643},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P303643
LB  - CDLI:P303643
M1  - 2025/8/30/
TI  - BPOA 07, 2855 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P303643
ER  -
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