BPOA 02, 2321 (P340975)

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, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 112072

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 4(barig) sze gur lugal
2. ma2-a si-ga umma{ki}-sze3
3. ki-su7 HI-a-ba#?-ra-ta
4. ki ARAD2-ta
5. ma2 szesz-a-ni
reverse
1. za3-mu i3-dab5
2. kiszib3 sza3-ad-da
3. iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la
4. mu us2-sa ha-ar-szi ki-masz{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P340975

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 112072
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 070925

References

  • primary: BPOA 2, 2321

    [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
2016-11-10 at 10:59:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:01:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 12:01:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:45:05 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:56:52 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, 2321 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 5, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P340975.
BPOA 02, 2321 artifact entry (No. P340975). (2006, October 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P340975
BPOA 02, 2321 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P340975 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P340975},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 02, 2321 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 5, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P340975.
BPOA 02, 2321 artifact entry (No. P340975). (2006, October 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P340975
BPOA 02, 2321 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P340975 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {oct 5},
	title = {BPOA 02, 2321 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P340975},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P340975},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/10/5/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P340975
LB  - CDLI:P340975
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - BPOA 02, 2321 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P340975
ER  -
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