BPOA 01, 0394 (P339054)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), 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 106670

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 4(u) 8(disz) udu-[...]
2. 3(u) 6(disz) udu-nita2
3. 1(disz) kir11# [...]
4. 1(u) 8(disz) sila4 [...]
5. 7(disz) sila4 ga
reverse
1. 3(u) 2(disz) ud5
2. 1(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3
3. 1(u) 3(disz) masz2-nita2
4. 4(disz) masz2 ga
5. mu-kux(DU) {d}szara2 iti 3(disz)-kam
6. ki na-u2-a-ta
7. a-lu5-lu5 i3-dab5
8. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nam2-nun-ka
9. iti sze-sag11-ku5-ta
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10. iti sze kar gal2-la-sze3
11. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna en {d}inanna ba-hun
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}nam2-an-ka
2. dub-[sar]
3. dumu lu2-{d}szara2
4. sa12-du5-ka#

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, 394

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 106670
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.05.01.00, Amar-Suen.05.03.00
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  • Accounting Period: Amar-Suen.05.01.00 to Amar-Suen.05.03.00

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 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2016-01-01 at 17:38:45 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:56:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-09 at 15:26:20 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:53:28 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-10-05 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003133 (composite) (P455843) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 01, 0394 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P339054.
BPOA 01, 0394 artifact entry (No. P339054). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P339054 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 01, 0394 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P339054 (Accessed: September 24, 2025).
@misc{2023BPOA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BPOA 01, 0394 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P339054},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P339054},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 01, 0394 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P339054.
BPOA 01, 0394 artifact entry (No. P339054). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P339054 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 01, 0394 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P339054 (Accessed: September 24, 2025).
@misc{2023BPOA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BPOA 01, 0394 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P339054},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P339054},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P339054
LB  - CDLI:P339054
M1  - 2025/9/24/
TI  - BPOA 01, 0394 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P339054
ER  -
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