BPOA 06, 0244 (P312605)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 13832

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

41.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 5(disz) 2/3(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. zi3 sig15 bala ensi2 adab{ki}-ka
3. umma{ki}-ta
reverse
1. kar-sze3 ga6-ga2
2. ugula {d}szara2-za-me
3. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
4. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
5. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8
seal 1
1. lu2-kal-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-e11-e szusz3

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 002932.2 (composite) (P533566) S002932.2 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P312605

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 41.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 15.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 13832
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 074613
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-027246

References

  • primary: BPOA 6, 244

    [Sigrist2009BPOA6] Sigrist, Marcel, and Tohru Ozaki. 2009. Neo-Sumerian Administrative Tablets from the Yale Babylonian Collection. Part One. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 6. Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 14:51:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2010-06-12 at 10:25:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-10-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Molina, Manuel CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BPOA 06, 0244 Artifact Entry.” 2009. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 23, 2009. https://cdli.earth/P312605.
BPOA 06, 0244 artifact entry (No. P312605). (2009, October 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P312605
BPOA 06, 0244 artifact entry (2009) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P312605 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2009BPOA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2009},
	month = {oct 23},
	title = {BPOA 06, 0244 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P312605},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P312605},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2009/10/23/
PY  - 2009
ID  - P312605
LB  - CDLI:P312605
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - BPOA 06, 0244 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P312605
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BPOA 06, 0244 Artifact Entry.” 2009. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 23, 2009. https://cdli.earth/P312605.
BPOA 06, 0244 artifact entry (No. P312605). (2009, October 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P312605
BPOA 06, 0244 artifact entry (2009) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P312605 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2009BPOA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2009},
	month = {oct 23},
	title = {BPOA 06, 0244 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P312605},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P312605},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2009/10/23/
PY  - 2009
ID  - P312605
LB  - CDLI:P312605
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - BPOA 06, 0244 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P312605
ER  -
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