BPOA 01, 0563 (P339219)
Letter 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 106841Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LetterLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. lugal-mu
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. a-ba-gal a-sza3 kas4
4. zi-zi-da
5. sag-bi mu-ba
6. szuku ensi2-ka
7. us2-sa pa3-de3-[...] ma-an-du11
reverse
1. u4 lugal-mu ba-gen-na-ta
2. 4(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2-gu4
3. 6(bur3) GAN2 ensi2
4. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 ur-am3-ma
5. 1(bur3) GAN2 lu2-eb-gal
6. 2(bur3) GAN2 dingir-bi2-la-ni
7. 1(bur3) GAN2 lu2-dingir-ra nu-banda3-gu4
8. 1(bur3) GAN2 lu2-du10-ga nu-banda3-gu4
9. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 szesz-tab-ba-ni
10. 1(bur3) GAN2 a-ab-ba sa12-du5
left
1. tesz2-a i3-pa3 kin bi2-in-ak-esz2
obverse
1. lugal-mu
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. a-ba-gal a-sza3 kas4
4. zi-zi-da
5. sag-bi mu-ba
6. szuku ensi2-ka
7. us2-sa pa3-de3-[...] ma-an-du11
reverse
1. u4 lugal-mu ba-gen-na-ta
2. 4(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2-gu4
3. 6(bur3) GAN2 ensi2
4. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 ur-am3-ma
5. 1(bur3) GAN2 lu2-eb-gal
6. 2(bur3) GAN2 dingir-bi2-la-ni
7. 1(bur3) GAN2 lu2-dingir-ra nu-banda3-gu4
8. 1(bur3) GAN2 lu2-du10-ga nu-banda3-gu4
9. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 szesz-tab-ba-ni
10. 1(bur3) GAN2 a-ab-ba sa12-du5
left
1. tesz2-a i3-pa3 kin bi2-in-ak-esz2
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, 563
[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.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 106841
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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 13:27:14 | 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 14:57:19 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:52:44 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 20:53:49 | 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 (058249) (058249)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.106841) (BM.106841)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-1673) (W_1913-0416-1673)
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Cite this Artifact
“BPOA 01, 0563 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P339219.
BPOA 01, 0563 artifact entry (No. P339219). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P339219 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 01, 0563 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P339219 (Accessed: December 29, 2025).
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