BPOA 01, 0592 (P339248)

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, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 106870

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. lu2-{d}szul-gi-ra
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. tukum-bi
4. 2(u) 2(asz) sze gur
5. e2-gal-e-si uri5{ki}-sze3
6. sza3-bi in-ne-silim
7. lu2 hu-ba-a u3 ad-<kup4>
reverse
1. uri5{ki}-sze3
2. tur-am3-i3-li2 u3-gi4
3. he2-ne-eb2-szum2-mu
4. tukum-bi
5. 2(u) 2(asz) sze gur nu-ne-szum2
6. lu2 hu-ba-a u3 ad-kup4
7. kiszib3 in-da-gal2-la
8. ka-ma-ri2{ki}-ta
9. sza3-bi he2-eb-sa2-e

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, 592

    [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 106870
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 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
2011-07-22 at 14:57:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:52:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:42:23 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:53:55 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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Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 01, 0592 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P339248.
BPOA 01, 0592 artifact entry (No. P339248). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P339248 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 01, 0592 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P339248 (Accessed: November 11, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BPOA 01, 0592 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P339248},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P339248},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 01, 0592 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P339248.
BPOA 01, 0592 artifact entry (No. P339248). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P339248 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 01, 0592 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P339248 (Accessed: November 11, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BPOA 01, 0592 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P339248},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P339248},
}

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PY  - 2023
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