BPOA 02, 1884 (P340537)
Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 109135Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
uncertain (mod. uncertain)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [...] kiszib3 a-kal-la dumu a-ga lu2 ganun gesz
2'. 1(asz) 1(barig) gur kiszib3 a-hu-ma u3 puzur4-{d}[...] lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
3'. 2(asz) gur kiszib3 ur-{d}szara2 lu2 {d}nanna-eb2-gu-ul
4'. ki ur-nigar{gar}-ta
5'. mu ma2-gur8-mah ba-dim2
6'. 1(u) gur kiszib3 dingir-szu-ra-bi2
7'. 1(u) gur kiszib3 a-hu-ma-a
8'. 1(u) gur sza3-gal ansze
9'. kiszib3 isz-me-lum
10'. 3(asz) gur kiszib3 bu3-ka
column 2
beginning broken
1'. ki ur-nigar{gar}-ta
2'. 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur kiszib3 gu3-de2-a
3'. 1(asz) gur kiszib3 szu-kab-ta2
4'. 1(asz) gur kiszib3 isz-me-[lum]
5'. 6(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) gur kiszib3 KA-[...] szusz3
6'. 1(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) gur kiszib3 isz-ma-a-lum szusz3
7'. sza3-gal {ansze}kunga2
8'. ki ur-bad3-tibirx(KU)-ra-ta
9'. 2(asz) gur kiszib3 isz-me-lum
10'. 1(asz) gur kiszib3 szu-kab-ta2
11'. ki lu2-{d}utu-ta
12'. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 3(barig) 2(ban2) nig2-pa-[e3?]
13'. ki lu2-{d}[...]-ta
14'. 2(gesz2) 1(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) [...]
reverse
(salt encrusted)
obverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [...] kiszib3 a-kal-la dumu a-ga lu2 ganun gesz
2'. 1(asz) 1(barig) gur kiszib3 a-hu-ma u3 puzur4-{d}[...] lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
3'. 2(asz) gur kiszib3 ur-{d}szara2 lu2 {d}nanna-eb2-gu-ul
4'. ki ur-nigar{gar}-ta
5'. mu ma2-gur8-mah ba-dim2
6'. 1(u) gur kiszib3 dingir-szu-ra-bi2
7'. 1(u) gur kiszib3 a-hu-ma-a
8'. 1(u) gur sza3-gal ansze
9'. kiszib3 isz-me-lum
10'. 3(asz) gur kiszib3 bu3-ka
column 2
beginning broken
1'. ki ur-nigar{gar}-ta
2'. 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur kiszib3 gu3-de2-a
3'. 1(asz) gur kiszib3 szu-kab-ta2
4'. 1(asz) gur kiszib3 isz-me-[lum]
5'. 6(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) gur kiszib3 KA-[...] szusz3
6'. 1(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) gur kiszib3 isz-ma-a-lum szusz3
7'. sza3-gal {ansze}kunga2
8'. ki ur-bad3-tibirx(KU)-ra-ta
9'. 2(asz) gur kiszib3 isz-me-lum
10'. 1(asz) gur kiszib3 szu-kab-ta2
11'. ki lu2-{d}utu-ta
12'. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 3(barig) 2(ban2) nig2-pa-[e3?]
13'. ki lu2-{d}[...]-ta
14'. 2(gesz2) 1(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) [...]
reverse
(salt encrusted)
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
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- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
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Seal information:
sealed ?; no mention of seal in BPOA 2
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: BPOA 2, 1884
[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 109135
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.08.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | Approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2016-07-28 at 14:14:48 | CDLI | Transliteration | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 15:00:47 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:59:05 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2008-01-27 at 15:13:58 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Transliteration | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 20:56:07 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Transliteration | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2006-10-05 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (068498) (068498)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.109135) (BM.109135)
- British Museum Collection (W_1914-0406-38) (W_1914-0406-38)
General Notes:
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Cite this Artifacts
“BPOA 02, 1884 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P340537.
BPOA 02, 1884 artifact entry (No. P340537). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P340537 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 02, 1884 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P340537 (Accessed: March 5, 2026).
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