BPOA 01, 0001 (P315523)

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 012442

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Record of increase, and loses by death, of donkeys. (CBT 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. [5(disz)] eme6-mah2
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2. {ansze}kunga2-nita2 1(barig)
3. 1(disz) {ansze}kunga2-munus 1(barig)
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4. {ansze}kunga2-munus 2(barig) amar ga
5. 1(disz) ansze 3(disz) sag eme6-sze3
6. mu-kux(DU)
7. 1(disz) {ansze}kunga2-nita2 3(disz)
8. 1(disz) {ansze}kunga2-nita2 2(disz)
9. ri-ri-ga
reverse
1. la2-ia3 1(disz) {ansze}kunga2
2. szunigin 7(disz) gub-ba
3. szunigin 2(disz) zi-ga
4. szunigin 1(disz) la2-ia3
5. ur-{d}ba-ba6
6. ansze amar ga ensi2
7. mu en-unu6-gal

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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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Record of increase, and loses by death, of donkeys. (CBT 1))
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: BPOA 1, 1

    [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.

  • history: CBT 1, BM 12442

    [Figulla1961CBT1] Figulla, Hugo H. 1961. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Volume I. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

    catalogue entry


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 012442
  • Accession No.: 1895-12-14, 0054

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.05.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:51:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:40:29 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:49:41 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“BPOA 01, 0001 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P315523.
BPOA 01, 0001 artifact entry (No. P315523). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P315523 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 01, 0001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P315523 (Accessed: May 3, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BPOA 01, 0001 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P315523},
}

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