BPOA 02, 1883 (P340536)

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 109134

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
column 1
  beginning broken
1. [... gin2 su-ga] ur-ba-gara2 dumu ur-{d}suen
2. [mu] a-sza3 gi-gara2 igi {d}gesztin-an-ka-ke4 a li2-bi2-du11-ga-sze3
3. 2(disz) gin2 su-ga du11-ga-ni-zi dumu lu2-gi-na
4. mu he2-dab5 u4 2(disz)-am3 a-sza3-sze3 nu-u3-ta-an-e3-a-sze3
5. giri3 lu2-giri17-zal
6. 1(u) gin2 su-ga du-du dumu ba-zi-ge
7. mu erin2 gesz-a li2-bi2-gi-na-sze3
8. giri3 lu2-dingir-ra dumu nigin6{ki}-ki-du10
9. 1(u) gin2 su-ga ur-{d}nansze sanga
10. 1(u) gin2 su-ga lu2-kal-la sanga
11. 1(u) gin2 su-ga lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu ur-sa6-ga-mu
12. mu a-sza3 ambar lagasz{ki}-ke4 a li2-bi2-in-esz-a-sze3
13. giri3 lu2-giri17-zal
14. 2(disz) gin2 su-ga lu2-{d}nanna aga3-us2 gesztin-si#?
15. mu dumu dab5-ba ku3-ta du8-ha la2-ia3 ib2-tuku-a-sze3
column 2
  beginning broken
1. giri3 ur-[...]
2. 1(u) gin2 su-ga ur-{d}[...]
3. mu gesz {gesz}tir-ra gid2#?-[da-sze3]
4. giri3 lu2-dingir-ra dumu ug3-IL2
5. 1(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 8(disz) gin2 ku3
6. kiszib3 lu2-{d}dumu-zi dumu ma-ni
7. 1(u) 2(asz) sze gur su-ga ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ha-li2-li2
8. mu a-sza3 gi-gara2 igi-{d}gesztin-an-ka-ke4 a li2-bi2-du11-ga-sze3
9. giri3 lu2-giri17-zal
10. kiszib3 ur-{d}isztaran lu2 {gesz}gigir
11. 1(asz) sze gur su-ga en-e-ki-ag2
12. mu a-sza3 igi-{d}gesztin-an-ka-ke4 a li2-bi2-du11-ga-sze3
13. giri3 lugal-nu-banda3
14. kiszib3 ur-nigar{gar} dumu lu2-{d}nin-szubur
15. 1(gesz2) 3(u) sze gur su-ga lu2-gu-la sanga
16. mu a-sza3 im-bi-a-ba-a a i3-in-be2-a-sze3
reverse
  (covered with salt)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P340536

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 109134
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 068497
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.109134
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0406-37

References

  • primary: BPOA 2, 1883

    [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
2017-07-22 at 14:06:22 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:00:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:59:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:44:20 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-27 at 15:52:43 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:56:07 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 Artifact

“BPOA 02, 1883 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P340536.
BPOA 02, 1883 artifact entry (No. P340536). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P340536 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 02, 1883 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P340536 (Accessed: May 4, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P340536},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 02, 1883 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P340536.
BPOA 02, 1883 artifact entry (No. P340536). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P340536 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 02, 1883 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P340536 (Accessed: May 4, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P340536},
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