BPOA 02, 1964 (P340617)
Letter 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 109505Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LetterLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. ur-{d}nansze-ra
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. sze a-sza3 uz-e-gar-ra
4. 2(asz) sze gur lugal
5. sze-numun-sze3 bala-e
6. sza3-bi-ta
reverse
1. ur-{d}nu-musz-da
2. he2-na-szum2-mu
obverse
1. ur-{d}nansze-ra
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. sze a-sza3 uz-e-gar-ra
4. 2(asz) sze gur lugal
5. sze-numun-sze3 bala-e
6. sza3-bi-ta
reverse
1. ur-{d}nu-musz-da
2. he2-na-szum2-mu
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:
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primary: BPOA 2, 1964
[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 109505
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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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 | 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 | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 15:00:53 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:59:22 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 20:56:14 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-05 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | 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 (068750) (068750)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.109505) (BM.109505)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1914-0406-408) (W_1914-0406-408)
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Cite this Artifact
“BPOA 02, 1964 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P340617.
BPOA 02, 1964 artifact entry (No. P340617). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P340617 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 02, 1964 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P340617 (Accessed: August 15, 2025).
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