BPOA 02, 1888 (P340541)

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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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 109314

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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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
2. 3(disz) sila3 zi3 dub-dub 2(disz) sila3 dabin
3. lu2-{d}da-mu sukkal
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
5. 1(disz) dug dida 1(ban2) dabin lugal kaskal-sze3 gen-na
6. ha-ar-szi lu2 kas4
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
8. an-gar3 lu2 kas4
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
10. i-szar-ra-hi lu2 kas4
11. 1(ban2) kasz saga 5(disz) i3 id-gur2
12. da-da sukkal
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
14. lu2-sza-lim sukkal lu2 sa-gaz-sze3 gen-na
15. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
reverse
1. a-gu-a szitim-da gen-na
2. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
3. sza-<ru>-um-i3-li2 ki lu2-dingir-ra-sze3 gen-na
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
5. i-szar-bu3-da sukkal ansze zuh-a gen-na
6. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
7. {d}nanna-zi lu2 kas4
8. 1(ban2) kasz 2(ban2) dabin dub-sar lugal
9. dub-sar lugal lu2-[...]-sar-[...]{ki}
10. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3
11. dub-sar lugal ur-nigar
12. ARAD2-ku3-ga x-a-x-ab-ba
13. ur-{d}nun-gal dumu [...]
14. zi-ga u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
15. iti munu4-gu7

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

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:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: BPOA 2, 1888

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 109314
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.05.21
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2014-04-24 at 11:41:44	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard		CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 15:00:48	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2009-06-03 at 11:59:08	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2008-01-27 at 15:52:43	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	Approved
2008-01-03 at 20:56:08	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	Approved
2006-10-05 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (068611) (068611)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.109314) (BM.109314)
British Museum Collection (W_1914-0406-217) (W_1914-0406-217)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“BPOA 02, 1888 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P340541.

BPOA 02, 1888 artifact entry (No. P340541). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P340541 (Original work published 2006)

BPOA 02, 1888 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P340541 (Accessed: March 11, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BPOA 02, 1888 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P340541},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P340541},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BPOA 02, 1888 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P340541.

BPOA 02, 1888 artifact entry (No. P340541). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P340541 (Original work published 2006)

BPOA 02, 1888 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P340541 (Accessed: March 11, 2026).

@misc{2023BPOA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BPOA 02, 1888 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P340541},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P340541},
}

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M1  - 2026/3/11/
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