BPOA 02, 1966 (P340619)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 109509

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) u8
2. 5(disz) udu-nita2
3. ki a-a-kal-la-ta
reverse
1. ur-{d}nu-musz-da i3-dab5
2. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
left
1. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-{d}nu?-musz-da
2. dumu lu2-e2-sa6-ga

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P340619

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 109509
Accession Number

References

  • primary: BPOA 2, 1966

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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 View
2013-07-04 at 14:37:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:00:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-02-01 at 12:10:04 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:56:15 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-05 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BPOA 02, 1966 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P340619.
BPOA 02, 1966 artifact entry (No. P340619). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P340619 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 02, 1966 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P340619 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BPOA 02, 1966 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P340619},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P340619},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BPOA 02, 1966 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P340619.
BPOA 02, 1966 artifact entry (No. P340619). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P340619 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 02, 1966 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P340619 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
@misc{2023BPOA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BPOA 02, 1966 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P340619},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P340619},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P340619
LB  - CDLI:P340619
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - BPOA 02, 1966 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P340619
ER  - 
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