BPOA 06, 0186 (P390795)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 13725

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(asz) 2(barig) sze sumun gur]
2. 4(asz) sze gur
3. ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
4. [ugula ...]
5. 2(asz) 2(barig) sze sumun gur ugula i7-pa-e3
6. 1(asz) sze sumun gur ugula ur-{gesz}gigir szabra
7. 2(asz) 1(barig) sze sumun gur
8. 2(asz) sze gur ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
9. ugula da-du-mu
10. 1(asz) 2(barig) sze gur ugula ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
11. 2(asz) sze sumun gur
12. ugula ur-{gesz}gigir nu-banda3-gu4
13. 1(asz) sze sumun gur ugula lugal-e2-mah-e
14. 2(asz) 2(barig) sze gur ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
15. ugula lugal-nesag-e
16. 1(asz) 3(barig) sze gur ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
reverse
1. ugula [...]
2. 2(asz) 2(barig) sze gur ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
3. ugula lugal-ukken-ne2
4. szunigin 1(u) 1(asz) sze gur
5. szunigin 1(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) gur sze ur-{d}en-lil2-la2 dumu inim-{d}szara2
6. sze szuku-ra engar sza3-gu4-sze3 ha-la-a
7. kiszib3 nu-banda3-gu4-ke4-ne
8. ki {d}szara2-ba-zi-ge-ta
9. lu2-{d}szul-gi-ra-ke4 ba-an-dab5
10. kiszib3-[...]
left
1. 1(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) sze

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/P390795

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) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 13725
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 166400
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-027139
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.13725

References

  • primary: BPOA 6, 186

    [Sigrist2009BPOA6] Sigrist, Marcel, and Tohru Ozaki. 2009. Neo-Sumerian Administrative Tablets from the Yale Babylonian Collection. Part One. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 6. Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-04-19 at 07:51:32 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:56:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:05:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-06-12 at 10:26:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-10-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 06, 0186 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 19, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P390795.
BPOA 06, 0186 artifact entry (No. P390795). (2026, April 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P390795 (Original work published 2009)
BPOA 06, 0186 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P390795 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 19},
	title = {BPOA 06, 0186 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P390795},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P390795},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 06, 0186 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 19, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P390795.
BPOA 06, 0186 artifact entry (No. P390795). (2026, April 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P390795 (Original work published 2009)
BPOA 06, 0186 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P390795 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 19},
	title = {BPOA 06, 0186 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P390795},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P390795},
}


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