BPOA 01, 0420 (P339079)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 106697

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) la2 1(disz) {gi}kid
2. ki-la2-bi# 2(disz) 2/3(disz) sar#
3. e2-kiszib3-ba zi3 u3
4. e2-kiszib3-ba mun-gazi ba-an-ba#-ra
5. 8(disz) {gi}murux(|KID.SZU2.MA2|)# ma2-gur8-ra
6. ki-la2-bi 2(disz) sar
reverse
1. ma2-gur8-[...]-a-ke4#?
2. 3(disz) la2? gi SZID x du#?-a
3. gur gesz SZE3 ki#? x x
4. ki a-gu-ta
5. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la#
6. mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lu2-kal-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-e11-e szusz3

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 002932 (composite) (P455642) S002932 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.42.00.00, Šū-Suen.09.04.00

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P339079

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 106697
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 058108
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.106697
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1913-0416-1529

References

  • primary: BPOA 1, 420

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2013-07-22 at 12:40:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:57:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:51:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:42:12 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-09 at 14:14:27 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:53:31 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-05 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BPOA 01, 0420 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P339079.
BPOA 01, 0420 artifact entry (No. P339079). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P339079 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 01, 0420 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P339079 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BPOA 01, 0420 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P339079},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P339079},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“BPOA 01, 0420 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P339079.
BPOA 01, 0420 artifact entry (No. P339079). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P339079 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 01, 0420 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P339079 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BPOA 01, 0420 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P339079},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P339079},
}


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PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - BPOA 01, 0420 artifact entry
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