BPOA 02, 2261 (P340915)
Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), 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 112007Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) gurusz 6(disz) sila3 kasz saga 4(disz) sila3 zi3-gu
2. 3(disz) gurusz 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga [4(disz) sila3] zi3-gu-ta
3. 1(u) gurusz 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 zi3-gu-ta
4. 6(disz) gurusz 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga [...] sila3 zi3-gu-ta
reverse
1. 2(u) 3(disz) gurusz 2(disz) sila3 kasz saga 2(disz) sila3 zi3-gu-ta
2. 4(disz) gurusz 2(disz) sila3 zi3-gu-ta
3. kas4 e2 nigin2-na-me
4. lu2-gi-na ba-an-na-zi
5. dab5-ba szu? tag-ga ka-ga u3-gi-in
6. lu2-gi-na szum2-mu-dam
7. bala ensi2 umma{ki}-ka
left
1. iti ezem-mah
some text moved to next line
2. mu <en> {d}inanna ba-hun
obverse
1. 1(disz) gurusz 6(disz) sila3 kasz saga 4(disz) sila3 zi3-gu
2. 3(disz) gurusz 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga [4(disz) sila3] zi3-gu-ta
3. 1(u) gurusz 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 zi3-gu-ta
4. 6(disz) gurusz 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga [...] sila3 zi3-gu-ta
reverse
1. 2(u) 3(disz) gurusz 2(disz) sila3 kasz saga 2(disz) sila3 zi3-gu-ta
2. 4(disz) gurusz 2(disz) sila3 zi3-gu-ta
3. kas4 e2 nigin2-na-me
4. lu2-gi-na ba-an-na-zi
5. dab5-ba szu? tag-ga ka-ga u3-gi-in
6. lu2-gi-na szum2-mu-dam
7. bala ensi2 umma{ki}-ka
left
1. iti ezem-mah
some text moved to next line
2. mu <en> {d}inanna ba-hun
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:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: BPOA 2, 2261
[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.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 112007
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- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.05.09.00 (Reichskalender)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 | 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 15:01:42 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 12:01:08 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 20:56:46 | 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 (070860) (070860)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.112007) (BM.112007)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1914-0404-2073) (W_1914-0404-2073)
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Cite this Artifact
“BPOA 02, 2261 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P340915.
BPOA 02, 2261 artifact entry (No. P340915). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P340915 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 02, 2261 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P340915 (Accessed: August 24, 2025).
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