BPOA 01, 0016 (P315663)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 012923

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Record of flour delivered by various millers, with amounts due, amounts delivered and balances. (CBT 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] ki ur-{d}ba-ba6-ta
2. [...] la2 4(barig) dabin gur lugal
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 5(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) zi3 gur
5. mu-kux(DU)
6. la2-ia3 7(asz) 1(barig) gur
7. gu-za-ni
8. 4(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) zi3 gur
9. sza3-bi-ta
10. 3(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur
11. mu-kux(DU)
12. la2-ia3 8(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 gur
13. {d}nansze-kam sza3 e2 {d}nin-gesz-zi-da
14. 4(u) 6(asz) 3(ban2) zi3 gur
15. 1(asz) 1(barig) zi3 ba-zi#? gur
16. ki a-kal-la-ta
17. sza3-bi-ta
18. 5(u) 6(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
19. mu-kux(DU)
20. diri 9(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
21. lugal-nu-banda3 e2 uru11{ki}
22. 1(gesz2) 1(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) zi3 gur
column 2
1. sza3-bi-ta
2. 1(gesz2) 5(asz) 3(barig) gur
3. mu-kux(DU)
4. diri 3(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) gur
5. lu2-lagasz{ki} e2 {d}ga2-tum3-du10
6. 3(gesz2) 3(u) 5(asz) 4(barig)? 4(ban2) gur
7. 3(asz) ki ur-{d}ba-ba6-ta
8. sza3-bi-ta
9. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 1(ban2) dabin gur
10. mu-kux(DU)
11. 1(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) szandana-me
12. 6(asz) 3(barig) a-du10 maszkim
13. 3(asz) 3(barig) ur-[...] dumu ur-tur
14. zi-ga
15. la2-ia3 4(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 5(disz) sila3
16. lu2-dingir-ra
17. e2 {d}nin-mar{ki}
18. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
19. 7(asz) gur ki ur-{d}ba-ba6-ta
20. szunigin 1(gesz2) 4(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur
21. sza3-bi-ta
22. 1(gesz2) 9(asz) 3(ban2) gur
23. mu-kux(DU)
24. la2-ia3 3(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) [n(ban2) gur]
reverse
column 1
1. ur-{d}lamma e2 {d}szul-gi
2. 4(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) dabin gur
3. 8(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) zi3 gur
4. szunigin 5(u) 3(barig) 3(ban2) [gur]
5. sza3-bi-ta
6. 2(u) 9(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) [...]
7. la2-ia3 9(asz) 1(barig) [...]
8. la2-ia3 [...] ma2 ur-[...]
9. ur-{d}lamma szesz [...]
10. 3(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) ki [...]
11. 3(u) 3(asz) [n] mu-[kux(DU)]
12. la2-ia3 [...]
13. la2-ia3 [...]
14. ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu [...]
15. 3(barig) zi3 a-igi-du8 ki [...]
16. 4(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) gur
17. sza3-bi-ta
18. 3(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) zi3 gur mu-kux(DU)
19. la2-ia3 1(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) gur
20. nam-zi-tar-ra
21. 6(gesz2) 8(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
22. sza3-bi-ta
23. 5(gesz2) 6(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) zi3 gur
24. mu-kux(DU)
25. [...] sze gur
26. 3(barig) ur-{d}lamma
column 2
  (faintly written)
1. ugu2 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su ba-a-gar
2. 3(asz) gur lu2-dingir-ra
3. 1(asz) 1(barig) gu-za-ni
4. 1(asz) 3(barig) gur muszen-du3-me
5. sanga {d}dumu-zi

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
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Record of flour delivered by various millers, with amounts due, amounts delivered and balances. (CBT 1))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: BPOA 1, 16

    [Ozaki2006BPOA1] Ozaki, Tohru, and Marcel Sigrist. 2006. Ur III Administrative Tablets from the British Museum. Part One. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 1. Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

  • history: CBT 1, BM 12923

    [Figulla1961CBT1] Figulla, Hugo H. 1961. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Volume I. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

    catalogue entry

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 012923
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-28, 0014

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:51:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:40:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:49:44 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“BPOA 01, 0016 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P315663.
BPOA 01, 0016 artifact entry (No. P315663). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315663 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 01, 0016 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315663 (Accessed: June 7, 2025).
@misc{2023BPOA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BPOA 01, 0016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315663},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315663},
}


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