BPOA 02, 1878 (P340531)

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 109118

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 3(u) sze gur lugal
2. {gesz}tir-ba-bil2-la-ta
3. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
4. ki nam-ha-ni-ta
5. [1(gesz2)] 5(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra saga gur
6. [sze] bala-bi 3(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
7. ki lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su [dumu] ba-zi-ta
8. [...] nig2-ar3-ra saga
9. [sze] bala#-bi 1(barig) 3(ban2) [ki {d}]nin-szubur-[...]-ta
10. [...]
column 2
1. 2(ban2) 8(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 kasz du
2. 2(ban2) 2(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 SZIM saga gazx(KUM)
3. 6(disz) gin2 SZIM diri
4. 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 1(u) 1(disz) gin2 nig2-ar3-ra saga
5. sze-bi 1(asz) 2(ban2) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 1(disz) gin2 gur
6. iti-de3 la2-a u4 1(disz)-kam
7. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi
8. 4(u) 9(asz) 1(barig) 6(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra saga gur
9. sze bala-bi 2(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 3(disz) sila3 gur
10. ki ur-tur dumu ur-sa6-ga-ta
11. 2(u) 8(asz) nig2-ar3-ra saga gur
12. sze bala-bi 1(u) 4(asz) gur
13. ki lu2-{d}utu dumu ba-zi-ta
column 3
1. sza3-bi-ta
2. 8(asz) 4(ban2) SZIM gur
3. 3(asz) 3(barig) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur
4. 2(barig) 1(ban2) kasz dida saga
5. 2(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
6. 4(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 2/3(disz) sila3 SZIM saga gazx(KUM) gur
7. 6(disz) sila3 SZIM saga
8. 3(barig) 5(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 [nig2-ar3]-ra saga
9. sa2-du11 [...]
10. 2(asz) kasz saga [gur]
11. 4(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) kasz-[gen gur]
12. 3(asz) 4(barig) kasz gaz [gur]
13. 2(barig) [...]
14. kasz [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. 1(disz) sila3 [...]
3. zi-ga nig2-ar3-ra [...]
4. 1(asz) 1(barig) SZIM saga [gur]
5. nig2-dab5 gesz-kin-ti
6. 2(u) 9(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) [gur]
7. 1(barig) 5(ban2) [...]
8. 3(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
9. nig2-dab5 i3-ra2-[ra2]
10. e2!-lunga# [...]
11. 2(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz-[saga]
12. 1(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz-[gen gur]
13. 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra
14. giri3 ur-du6-ku3-ga
15. sza3 GAN2 2(disz)-kam
16. kiszib3 lugal-me
17. u3 lu2-{d}nin-[...] dumu ur-[...]
18. zi-ga lugal
19. 1(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) gur
20. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur dumu ur-sa6-ga
21. 8(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur
22. kiszib3 lu2-gi-na ka-guru7
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. [...] gesz a-[ra2 ...]
3'. szunigin 8(asz) 4(ban2) kasz 4(ban2) gur
4'. szunigin 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 ba-ba munu4 gur
5'. szunigin 2(barig) 1(ban2) kasz dida saga
6'. sze bala-bi 1(u) 2(ban2) 3(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 gur
7'. szunigin 8(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 SZIM saga gazx(KUM) gur
8'. SZIM bala-bi 8(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 gur
9'. szunigin 1(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 6(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 SZIM saga gur
10'. sza3 suhur-bi 1(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 x gin2 gur
11'. szunigin [...] kasz saga gur
12'. szunigin [...] nig2-ar3-ra saga gur
13'. sze bala-bi 3(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 6(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 1(disz) gin2 gur
14'. szunigin 4(gesz2) 4(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 9(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 kasz du gur
15'. sze-bi 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 4(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 gur
16'. zi-ga lugal
column 3
1. [...] 3(barig) 4(disz) [...] du gur
2. [zi]-ga
3. [...] 7(gesz2) 4(u) 2(barig) 5(ban2) [...] sila3 la2 1/2(disz) gin2 gur
4. nig2-ka9-ak kasz
5. ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu szesz-tur-tur
6. iti munu4-gu7-ta
7. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi-sze3
8. iti 2(disz)-kam
9. bala-bi-am3
10. mu si-mu-ur4-ru-um{ki} lu-lu-bu{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul

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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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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    sealed ?; no mention of seal in BPOA 2

  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: BPOA 2, 1878

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 109118
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.44.05.00, Šulgi.44.06.00
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: Šulgi.44.05.00 to Šulgi.44.06.00

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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:42:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-04-24 at 11:41:15 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:00:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:58:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:44:18 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:56:04 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

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Cite this Artifacts

“BPOA 02, 1878 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P340531.
BPOA 02, 1878 artifact entry (No. P340531). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P340531 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 02, 1878 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P340531 (Accessed: March 10, 2026).
@misc{2023BPOA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BPOA 02, 1878 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P340531},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P340531},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“BPOA 02, 1878 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P340531.
BPOA 02, 1878 artifact entry (No. P340531). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P340531 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 02, 1878 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P340531 (Accessed: March 10, 2026).
@misc{2023BPOA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BPOA 02, 1878 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P340531},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P340531},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P340531
LB  - CDLI:P340531
M1  - 2026/3/10/
TI  - BPOA 02, 1878 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P340531
ER  -
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