BPOA 01, 1722 (P340377)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 111652

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text, group G)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
2. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2
4. szu-esz18-dar gaba-asz
reverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
4. bur-ma-ma
5. 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) ninda
6. sza3-gal gu-za-la2-e-ne
7. giri3 bur-ma-ma
left
1. u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la

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, 1722

    [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: UMTBM 4 = Nisaba 16, 2

    [d’Agostino2006UMTBM4] Agostino, Franco d’, and Janet Politi. 2006. Umma Messenger Texts in the British Museum, Part Four (UMTBM 4). Nisaba 16. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

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  • Museum No.: BM 111652
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-16 at 11:52:03 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
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
2016-11-10 at 10:59:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:00:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:57:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:55:46 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, 1722 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P340377.
BPOA 01, 1722 artifact entry (No. P340377). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P340377 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 01, 1722 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P340377 (Accessed: November 22, 2025).
@misc{2024BPOA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 16},
	title = {BPOA 01, 1722 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P340377},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P340377},
}

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DA  - 2024/11/16/
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Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 01, 1722 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P340377.
BPOA 01, 1722 artifact entry (No. P340377). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P340377 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 01, 1722 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P340377 (Accessed: November 22, 2025).
@misc{2024BPOA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 16},
	title = {BPOA 01, 1722 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P340377},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P340377},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P340377
LB  - CDLI:P340377
M1  - 2025/11/22/
TI  - BPOA 01, 1722 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P340377
ER  - 
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