BPOA 02, 1847 (P340502)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), 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 093239

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 4(disz) gin2 i3 lugal-gal-gu
2. 3(u) elam 2(disz) sila3 kasz-ta
3. 2(disz) sila3 ninda-ta
reverse
1. 1(disz) sila3 i3
2. sza3 ki-nu-nir{ki}
3. 3(asz) gu2 dug dida
4. 1(barig) dabin lugal
5. nig2 kaskal uri5{ki}-sze3
6. elam hu-bu-um{ki}
7. szu ba-ti
8. giri3 lugal-gal-gu
9. iti szu-numun
left
1. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal

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
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Seal information:

    sealed ?; no mention of seal in BPOA 2

  • Artifact comments:


  • primary: BPOA 2, 1847

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 093239
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.04.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 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 15:00:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:58:44 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:55:59 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 02, 1847 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P340502.
BPOA 02, 1847 artifact entry (No. P340502). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P340502 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 02, 1847 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P340502 (Accessed: July 21, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BPOA 02, 1847 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P340502},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P340502},
}

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