BPOA 02, 1900 (P340553)

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 109358A

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 5(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) sze gur
2. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 1(barig) 2(ban2) ziz2 gur
3. i3-dub a-sza3 iri-ul
4. ki ur-mes szabra-ta
5. kiszib3 ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
reverse
1. iti szu-numun
2. mu ma2-gur8-mah ba-dim2
seal 1
1. ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ka-sa6 kuruszda

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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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  • primary: BPOA 2, 1900

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 109358A
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.08.04.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 15:00:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:59:12 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:44:22 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:56:10 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-10-05 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004883 (composite) (P457593) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“BPOA 02, 1900 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 5, 2006. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P340553.
BPOA 02, 1900 artifact entry (No. P340553). (2006, October 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P340553
BPOA 02, 1900 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P340553 (Accessed: March 10, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-10]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {oct 5},
	title = {BPOA 02, 1900 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P340553},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P340553},
}


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