BPOA 01, 0540 (P339197)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 106818Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 3(ban2) zi3 munu4 hi-a kasz saga
2. sze-bi 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
3. kasz saga-bi 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3
4. e2-tum-bi 2(disz) sila3
5. duh-bi 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
6. kab2 du11-ga <kasz> saga#-[ka]
reverse
1. 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 zi3 munu4 hi-a kasz du#-ka
2. sze-bi 2(ban2)
3. kasz du-bi 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3
4. duh-bi 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3
5. kab2 du11-ga kasz du-ka
6. giri3 na-silim u3 ur-{d}nisaba
obverse
1. 3(ban2) zi3 munu4 hi-a kasz saga
2. sze-bi 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
3. kasz saga-bi 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3
4. e2-tum-bi 2(disz) sila3
5. duh-bi 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
6. kab2 du11-ga <kasz> saga#-[ka]
reverse
1. 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 zi3 munu4 hi-a kasz du#-ka
2. sze-bi 2(ban2)
3. kasz du-bi 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3
4. duh-bi 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3
5. kab2 du11-ga kasz du-ka
6. giri3 na-silim u3 ur-{d}nisaba
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
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: BPOA 1, 540
[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 106818
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- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:57:17 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:52:39 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 20:53:47 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-05 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (058227) (058227)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.106818) (BM.106818)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-1650) (W_1913-0416-1650)
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Cite this Artifact
“BPOA 01, 0540 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P339197.
BPOA 01, 0540 artifact entry (No. P339197). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P339197 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 01, 0540 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P339197 (Accessed: August 10, 2025).
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