BPOA 01, 0720 (P339376)

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 107002

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. bala im-ma su-ga-ta
 en: From the bala(-obligation) of the last year that was repaid
2. gi-zi ze2-de3
 en: to cut fresh reeds
3. usz-mu
 en: Ušĝu
4. ensi2-ke4
 en: the governor
5. a2 in-da-ag2
 en: ordered,
6. gi-zi-bi
 en: (but) these fresh reeds
reverse
1. nu-un-ze2
 en: he did not cut.
2. 1(szar'u) sa gi-zi
 en: 36,000 bundles of fresh reed:
3. im ba-a-sze-en6 ba-hul
 en: rain fell (and) they were destroyed.
4. usz-mu en3-bi nu-un-tar
 en: Ušĝu did not make an inquiry,
5. ga2-la bi2-in-dag
 en: he neglected that.
6. inim ensi2-ka-ke4
 en: The command of the governor
7. gesz la-ba-an-tuku-am3
 en: he did not obey;
8. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e bad3 mar-tu mu-du3
 en: year following: “Šū-Suen, the king, the wall of Martu erected.”
seal 1
1. usz-mu
 en: Ušĝu,
2. dub-sar
 en: the scribe,
3. dumu lugal-s[a6-ga]
 en: son of Lugal-saga.

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 005503.9 (composite) (P534096) S005503.9 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P339376

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 107002
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 058410
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.107002
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1913-0416-1834

References

  • primary: BPOA 1, 720

    [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.

  • history: Fs Milano (pp. 319-335), 327

    [Molina2016FsMilano] Molina, Manuel. 2016. “Cases on Malpractice by Provincial Officers at Umma.” In Libiamo Ne’ Lieti Calici: Ancient Near Eastern Studies Presented to Lucio Milano on the Occasion of His 65th Birthday by Pupils, Colleagues and Friends, 346:319–35. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament. Münster.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-19 at 15:49:01 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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
2019-12-03 at 13:03:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:57:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:54:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:54:10 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 Artifact

“BPOA 01, 0720 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P339376.
BPOA 01, 0720 artifact entry (No. P339376). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P339376 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 01, 0720 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P339376 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P339376},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 01, 0720 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P339376.
BPOA 01, 0720 artifact entry (No. P339376). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P339376 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 01, 0720 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P339376 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {BPOA 01, 0720 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P339376},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P339376},
}


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PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P339376
M1  - 2026/5/19/
TI  - BPOA 01, 0720 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P339376
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