BPOA 01, 0026 (P316075)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 014672

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Record of 1 guruå-worker who died on the ffield and was handed over yo be carried away. / Case: Text same as on tablet. Seal on case.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) udu ba-usz2
2. a-sza3-ta
3. zi-ga
4. ki lugal-nam2-mah-ta
reverse
1. ur-gu2-en-na
2. szu ba-ti
3. iti sze-il2-la u4 4(disz) ba-zal
4. mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6

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 & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Record of 1 guruå-worker who died on the ffield and was handed over yo be carried away. / Case: Text same as on tablet. Seal on case.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: BPOA 1, 26

    [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 14672+A

    [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 014672
  • Accession No.: 1896-04-07, 0061

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.03.12.04
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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
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:51:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:40:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:49:46 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003172 (composite) (P455882) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 01, 0026 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P316075.
BPOA 01, 0026 artifact entry (No. P316075). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P316075 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 01, 0026 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P316075 (Accessed: January 1, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BPOA 01, 0026 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P316075},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P316075},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 01, 0026 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P316075.
BPOA 01, 0026 artifact entry (No. P316075). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P316075 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 01, 0026 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P316075 (Accessed: January 1, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BPOA 01, 0026 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P316075},
}

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