BPOA 02, 1814 (P340469)

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 093123

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. 1(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar
2. ki lu2-{d}nin-szubur-ta
3. al-la-mu
4. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. giri3 ur-{d}suen
2. sza3 uri5{ki}
3. nig2-gu3-de2!(SZE3-GAB)
4. bala-a-sze3
5. iti ezem-mah
6. mu us2-sa mu us2-sa-bi
seal 1
1. ka-szu?-du8
2. simug
3. gu3-de2-<a>

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):

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P340469

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 093123
Accession Number

References

  • primary: BPOA 2, 1814

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2015-08-07 at 10:46:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:00:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:58:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:55:56 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, 1814 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P340469.
BPOA 02, 1814 artifact entry (No. P340469). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P340469 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 02, 1814 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P340469 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BPOA 02, 1814 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P340469},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BPOA 02, 1814 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P340469.
BPOA 02, 1814 artifact entry (No. P340469). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P340469 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 02, 1814 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P340469 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BPOA 02, 1814 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P340469},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P340469},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/4/19/
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