BPOA 06, 0286 (P312632)

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 13896

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

42.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur
2. sza3-gal ansze
3. ki-su7 gaba i7 sal4-la-ta
4. ki ka-guru7-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 ad-da-kal-la
2. iti e2 iti-6(disz)
3. mu na-ru2-a-mah ba-du3
seal 1
1. ad-da-kal-la
2. giri17-dab5
3. dumu ur-{d}nin-pa

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 001934 (composite) (P454644) S001934 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P312632

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 42.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 16.0 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 13896
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 074637
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-027311

References

  • primary: BPOA 6, 286

    [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.

  • history: Mayr, PhD diss, dissertation p. 195-

    [Mayr1997diss] Mayr, Rudolf H. 1997. “The Seal Impressions of Ur III Umma.” Phdthesis, Rijksuniversiteit Leiden.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 14:51:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2010-06-12 at 10:25:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BPOA 06, 0286 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 8, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P312632.
BPOA 06, 0286 artifact entry (No. P312632). (2006, February 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P312632
BPOA 06, 0286 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P312632 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	title = {BPOA 06, 0286 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P312632},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P312632},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/2/8/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P312632
LB  - CDLI:P312632
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - BPOA 06, 0286 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P312632
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BPOA 06, 0286 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 8, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P312632.
BPOA 06, 0286 artifact entry (No. P312632). (2006, February 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P312632
BPOA 06, 0286 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P312632 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2006BPOA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {feb 8},
	title = {BPOA 06, 0286 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P312632},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P312632},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/2/8/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P312632
LB  - CDLI:P312632
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - BPOA 06, 0286 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P312632
ER  -
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