BPOA 01, 0042 (P317410)

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 016096

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Tablet about fattening cattle (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) udu niga
2. ki lu2-ma2-gan{ki}-ta
3. 1(disz) udu-nita2 ki an-ne2-ta
4. 1(disz) udu-nita2
5. ki lu2-dingir-ra-ta
6. 1(disz) udu niga
reverse
1. ki {d}nanna-si-sa2-ta
2. nig2 sza3-te-sze3
3. e2 ur-dun-ta
4. 4(disz) udu niga
5. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
6. u4 1(u) 8(disz) ba-zal
7. mu en {d}inanna masz-e i3-pa3

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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  • primary: BPOA 1, 42

    [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 2, BM 016096 (Cat.)

    [CBT21996] Sigrist, Marcel, Hugo H. Figulla, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 1996. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Vol. 2. British Museum Press.

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  • Museum No.: BM 016096
  • Accession No.: 1896-06-12, 0316

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.02.08.18
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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 14:51:39 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:40:45 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:49:48 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, 0042 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P317410.
BPOA 01, 0042 artifact entry (No. P317410). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P317410 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 01, 0042 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P317410 (Accessed: January 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BPOA 01, 0042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P317410},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P317410},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 01, 0042 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P317410.
BPOA 01, 0042 artifact entry (No. P317410). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P317410 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 01, 0042 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P317410 (Accessed: January 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BPOA 01, 0042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P317410},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P317410},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P317410
LB  - CDLI:P317410
M1  - 2026/1/13/
TI  - BPOA 01, 0042 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P317410
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