BPOA 02, 1882 (P340535)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 109127

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 6(szar2) 2(gesz2) u8
2. 4(szar2) 5(u) 2(u) 8(disz) udu-nita2
3. 1(szar2) 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz) kir11
4. 1(szar2) 7(gesz2) sila4-nita2
5. 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) masz2 sag
6. gub-ba-am3
7. 3(u) 5(asz) gu2 1(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na siki tug2 szar3
8. 1(asz) gu2 3(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na siki tug2 us2 szar3
9. 6(gesz2) 3(u) 3(asz) gu2 3(u) 5(disz) ma-na siki tug2 3(disz)-kam us2
10. 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) gu2 3(u) 8(disz) ma-na siki tug2 4(disz)-kam us2
11. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 7(asz) gu2 4(u) 5(disz) ma-na siki tug2 guz-za du
12. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 1(asz) gu2 7(disz) ma-na siki du
13. siki ba-la2
14. 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 5(disz) u8
15. 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) udu-nita2
reverse
1. 2(gesz2) 2(disz) sila4
2. zi-ga-am3
3. 1(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) u8
4. 1(szar2) 2(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) udu-nita2
5. 4(gesz'u) 5(disz) sila4
6. ri-ri-ga
7. 6(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) u8
8. 6(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz) udu-nita2
9. 3(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz) sila4
10. la2-ia3-am3
11. szunigin 1(szar'u) 3(szar2) 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz) udu hi-a
12. siki-bi 2(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 4(u) gu2 1(u) 9(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na
13. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) masz2 sag
14. gub-ba-am3
15. szunigin 3(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 3(u) 3(disz) udu hi-a
16. zi-ga-am3
17. szunigin 3(szar2) 5(gesz2) 5(u) 8(disz) udu hi-a
18. ri-ri-ga-am3
19. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz) udu-nita2
20. la2-ia3-am3
21. nigin-ba udu gukkal gub-ba u3 siki-bi
22. sza3 gir2-su{ki}
23. ugula lu2-du10-ga szusz3
24. mu en {d}nanna masz-e ib2-pa3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P340535

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 109127
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 068490
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.109127
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0406-30

References

  • primary: BPOA 2, 1882

    [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 13:32:21 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
2011-07-22 at 15:00:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-27 at 15:12:07 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:56:06 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, 1882 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P340535.
BPOA 02, 1882 artifact entry (No. P340535). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P340535 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 02, 1882 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P340535 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P340535},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“BPOA 02, 1882 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P340535.
BPOA 02, 1882 artifact entry (No. P340535). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P340535 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 02, 1882 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P340535 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P340535},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P340535},
}


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M1  - 2026/4/17/
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