BPOA 02, 1997 (P340650)

Tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), 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 111458

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. iti sze-sag11-ku5
  month 12
2. iti bara2-za3-gar
  month 1
3. iti ezem gu4-si-su
  month 2
4. iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-ba-gar
  month 3
5. iti szu-numun
  month 4
6. iti NE-NE-gar
  month 5
7. iti kin-{d}inanna
  month 6
reverse
1. iti du6-ku3
  month 7
2. iti apin-du8-a
  month 8
3. iti gan-gan-e3
  month 9
4. iti ab-e3
  month 10v (=ku3-SZIM)
5. [iti] udru{duru5}
  month 11
6. [sza3] nibru#{ki}
 en: (months) in Nippur.

Text content

Genre(s) School text
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period 00.00.12.00 to 00.00.11.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P340650

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 111458
Accession Number

References

  • primary: BPOA 2, 1997

    [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 13:32:21 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
2015-12-20 at 09:55:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-12-11 at 08:22:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-12-10 at 22:01:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:00:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:59:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:56:20 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 Artifact

“BPOA 02, 1997 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P340650.
BPOA 02, 1997 artifact entry (No. P340650). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P340650 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 02, 1997 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P340650 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BPOA 02, 1997 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P340650},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P340650},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
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M1  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - BPOA 02, 1997 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 02, 1997 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P340650.
BPOA 02, 1997 artifact entry (No. P340650). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P340650 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 02, 1997 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P340650 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
@misc{2023BPOA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BPOA 02, 1997 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P340650},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P340650},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P340650
LB  - CDLI:P340650
M1  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - BPOA 02, 1997 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P340650
ER  - 
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