BPOA 02, 1887 (P340540)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), 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 109312Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. ki ur-dingir-ra-ta
3. 7(gesz2) 3(u) 2(barig) gur
4. 1(gesz2) 4(u) ziz2 gur
5. ki ur-szu-ga-lam-ma-ta
6. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 5(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) ziz2 gur
7. ki sanga {d}ig-alim-ta
8. 2(gesz'u) 3(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) gur
9. ki sanga {d}nin-gesz-zi-da-ta
10. 2(asz) gur ki ur-sa6-ga dumu e2-ur2-bi-ta
11. szunigin 4(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 5(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
12. [sag-nig2]-gur11-ra-kam
13. [sza3-bi]-ta
reverse
1. 4(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 5(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 gur
2. kiszib3-bi 2(disz)-am3
3. kiszib3 ur-{gesz}gigir ka-guru7
4. 1(barig) 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da dumu lugal-sa6-ga
5. ugu2-a ba-a-gar
6. szunigin 4(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 5(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
7. zi-ga
8. nig2-ka9-ak
9. ab-ba-mu ma2-lah5-gal
10. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan ba-du3
obverse
1. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. ki ur-dingir-ra-ta
3. 7(gesz2) 3(u) 2(barig) gur
4. 1(gesz2) 4(u) ziz2 gur
5. ki ur-szu-ga-lam-ma-ta
6. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 5(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) ziz2 gur
7. ki sanga {d}ig-alim-ta
8. 2(gesz'u) 3(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) gur
9. ki sanga {d}nin-gesz-zi-da-ta
10. 2(asz) gur ki ur-sa6-ga dumu e2-ur2-bi-ta
11. szunigin 4(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 5(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
12. [sag-nig2]-gur11-ra-kam
13. [sza3-bi]-ta
reverse
1. 4(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 5(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 gur
2. kiszib3-bi 2(disz)-am3
3. kiszib3 ur-{gesz}gigir ka-guru7
4. 1(barig) 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da dumu lugal-sa6-ga
5. ugu2-a ba-a-gar
6. szunigin 4(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 5(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
7. zi-ga
8. nig2-ka9-ak
9. ab-ba-mu ma2-lah5-gal
10. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan ba-du3
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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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, 1887
[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 109312
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.40.00.00 (us2 year)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 | 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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| 2017-03-03 at 09:52:25 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2016-07-28 at 14:14:49 | CDLI | Transliteration | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2015-03-13 at 12:42:14 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 15:00:48 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:59:07 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2008-01-27 at 19:44:21 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Transliteration | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 20:56:08 | 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 (068610) (068610)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.109312) (BM.109312)
- British Museum Collection (W_1914-0406-215) (W_1914-0406-215)
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Cite this Artifacts
“BPOA 02, 1887 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P340540.
BPOA 02, 1887 artifact entry (No. P340540). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P340540 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 02, 1887 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P340540 (Accessed: March 11, 2026).
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