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BPOA 02, 1892 (P340545)

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 109328

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. 1(asz) ba-ri2-ga 1(barig)-ta
2. ziz2-bi gur
3. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
4. 4(gesz2) 2(u) la2 1(disz) ba-ri2-ga 1(barig)-ta
5. ziz2-bi 5(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) gur
6. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
7. [1(gesz2) 2(gesz2)] ba-ri2-ga 1(barig)-ta
8. ziz2-bi 2(u) 4(asz) gur
9. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) gur
10. e2 dub-ba
11. sza3 e2-kiszib3-ba-ka
reverse
1. [1(gesz2)] 3(u) 2(disz) ba-ri2-ga 1(barig)-ta
2. ziz2-bi 1(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) gur
3. e2-kiszib3-ba tur ba-an-si
4. a-ra2 3(disz)-kam
5. szunigin 1(gesz2) 4(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) ziz2 gur
6. giri3 ma-an-szum2
7. giri3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
8. u3 ur-{d}utu
9. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
10. mu hu-uh3-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul

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):
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
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, 1892

[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 109328
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.07.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:26	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 15:00:48	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2009-06-03 at 11:59:10	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2008-01-27 at 19:44:21	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	Approved
2008-01-03 at 20:56:09	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 (068619) (068619)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.109328) (BM.109328)
British Museum Collection (W_1914-0406-231) (W_1914-0406-231)

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes: -

Cite this Artifacts

“BPOA 02, 1892 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P340545.

BPOA 02, 1892 artifact entry (No. P340545). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P340545 (Original work published 2006)

BPOA 02, 1892 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P340545 (Accessed: March 8, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BPOA 02, 1892 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P340545},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P340545},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BPOA 02, 1892 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P340545.

BPOA 02, 1892 artifact entry (No. P340545). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P340545 (Original work published 2006)

BPOA 02, 1892 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P340545 (Accessed: March 8, 2026).

@misc{2023BPOA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BPOA 02, 1892 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P340545},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P340545},
}

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PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P340545
M1  - 2026/3/8/
TI  - BPOA 02, 1892 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P340545
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