BPOA 01, 0280 (P206615)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 101979

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Account of metallic implements, nì-ka9-ak urudu Ningir-shà-kúsh simug)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. mu [ha-ar]-szi{ki} ki-masz[{ki} hu]-ur5-ti{ki} ba-hul
2'. 2(u) 5(disz) ma-na uruda
3'. 1/2(disz) ma-na su3-he
4'. ki lugal-iri-da nu-banda3 usz-bar-ta
5'. 1(u) 8(disz) ma-na 1(u) 4(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 uruda
6'. 1(disz) ma-na 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 su3-he
7'. ku3 a2 erin2-na-ka
8'. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz) {uruda}ha-bu3-da sumun
9'. 5(u) {uruda}gur10 sumun
10'. ki-la2-bi 3(u) 2(disz) ma-na 5/6(disz) gin2
11'. ki lu2-gu-la-ta
column 2
1. szunigin 1(asz) gu2 1(u) 9(disz) ma-na 1(u) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 la2 3(disz) sze uruda
2. szunigin 1(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 su3-he
3. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
4. sza3-bi-ta
5. 9(disz) gin2 2(u) 2(disz) sze su3-he
6. diri nig2-ka9-ak
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7. iti sze-il2-la
8. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
9. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) {uruda}ha-bu3-da
10. ki-la2-bi 4(u) 5(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 1/2(disz) gin2
11. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz) {uruda}gur10
12. ki-la2-bi 2(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 1(disz) gin2
13. bi2-gu7 a-ra2 4(disz)-bi 3(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 6(disz) gin2 1(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
14. su3-he a-ra2 4(disz)-bi 1/2(disz) ma-na 2(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 2(disz) sze
15. 1(disz) {uruda}szu-sze3-gar
16. 1(disz) {uruda}kun-du3
17. 1(disz) {uruda}szen
18. 1(disz) {uruda}szen-dili2
19. 1(disz) {uruda}gal
20. 1(disz) {uruda}a-la2
reverse
column 1
1. 2(disz) {uruda}a2-[...]-ma2-a
2. 1(disz) {uruda}mur-gu4 {gesz}gigir
3. 3(disz) {uruda}har-tur {gesz}gigir
4. 1(disz) {uruda}sza-ga-ru
5. 1(disz) {uruda}ma-az-la2-lum
6. ki-la2-bi 2(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na la2 2(disz) gin2
7. 8(disz) gin2 {uruda}har
8. a2 szu-du7-a mu a2 geme2-{d}lamma nin-dingir {d}ba-ba6-ka
9. bi2-gu7-bi 8(disz) gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2 la2 6(disz) sze
10. su3-he-bi 1(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 9(disz) sze
11. szunigin 1(asz) gu2 1(u) 5(disz) ma-na 1(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sze uruda
12. szunigin2 2/3(disz) ma-na 2(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 3(disz) sze su3-he
column 2
1. zi-ga
2. la2-ia3 4(disz) ma-na 1(u) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 2(u) la2 1/2(disz) sze uruda
3. la2-ia3 1(disz) ma-na 2(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 la2 3(disz) sze su3-he
4. nig2-ka9-ak uruda
5. nimgir-sza3-kusz2 simug
6. iti GAN2-masz-ta
7. iti sze-il2-la-sze3
8. iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
9. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal

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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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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Account of metallic implements, nì-ka9-ak urudu Ningir-shà-kúsh simug)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: BPOA 1, 280

    [Ozaki2006BPOA1] Tohru, Ozaki, and Marcel Sigrist. 2006. Ur III Administrative Tablets from the British Museum. Part One. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 1. Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

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  • Museum No.: BM 101979
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.00.00, Amar-Suen.01.01.00, Amar-Suen.01.12.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2018-03-23 at 18:53:25 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-12-24 at 16:39:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:42:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:35:44 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:29:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:37:18 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“BPOA 01, 0280 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206615.
BPOA 01, 0280 artifact entry (No. P206615). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206615 (Original work published 2002)
BPOA 01, 0280 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206615 (Accessed: October 15, 2024).
@misc{2023BPOA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-10-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BPOA 01, 0280 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206615},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206615},
}


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