BPOA 02, 1809 (P340464)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 093115

Period

Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(u) sze gur a-ga-de3{ki}
2. sze-bi diri
3. giri3 PA-sal
reverse
1. da-da
2. szu ba-ti
3. zi-ga szu-na

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P340464

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 093115
Accession Number

References

  • primary: BPOA 2, 1809

    [Ozaki2006BPOA2] Ozaki, Tohru, and Marcel Sigrist. 2006. Ur III Administrative Tablets from the British Museum. Part Two. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 2. Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

  • history: KASKAL 15, p.1-46, 68

    [Maiocchi2018Pre-Ur-III] Maiocchi, Massimo, and Manuel Molina. 2018. “Pre-Ur III Administrative Cuneiform Tablets in the British Museum. I: Texts from the Archives of Gudea’s Dynasty.” Kaskal. Rivista Di Storia, Ambiente e Culture Del Vicino Oriente Antico 15: 1–46.

  • history: AGGT, 186

    [Maiocchi2020AGGT] Maiocchi, Massimo, and Giuseppe Visicato. 2020. Administration at Girsu in Gudea’s Time. Antichistica 27. Venezia: Edizioni Ca’ Foscari – Digital Publishing.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 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
2011-07-22 at 15:00:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:58:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:55:55 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 Artifacts

“BPOA 02, 1809 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P340464.
BPOA 02, 1809 artifact entry (No. P340464). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P340464 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 02, 1809 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P340464 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“BPOA 02, 1809 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P340464.
BPOA 02, 1809 artifact entry (No. P340464). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P340464 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 02, 1809 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P340464 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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