AAICAB 1/1, pl. 079, 1932-283 (P142864)

Legal tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1932-0283

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) gurusz i-din-{d}da-gan#
2. mu-ni-im tur a-bi-sza-ru-um
3. ezem-ezem uruda giri3-na in-gal2-am3
4. a-bi-sza-ru-um-e3
5. szu du8-a-ni ba-x-gub
6. ezem-ezem giri3-na in-du8
7. u4 i-din-{d}da-gan nagar
8. ba-zah3?-da
9. mu-ne-sze3
reverse
1. a-bi-sza-ru-um-e?
2. 1(asz) x x x
3. gesz-kin-ti in-tum2-mu-a
4. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
  blank space
5. iti kin-{d}inanna
6. mu# {gesz}gu-[za]-mah [{d}]nin-lil2-la2 ba-dim2
seal 1
1. a-bi-sza-ru-um
2. dumu ga-an-za-x

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 001675 (composite) (P454385) S001675 Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P142864

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Ashm 1932-0283
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 038775

References

  • primary: AAICAB 1/1, pl. 079, 1932-283

    [Gregoire1996-PV962282] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 1996. Archives Administratives et Inscriptions Cunéiformes: Ashmolean Museum, Bodleian Collection, Oxford. Part 1/1. Contribution à l’histoire Sociale, Économique, Politique et Culturelle Du Proche-Orient Ancien. Paris: Libraire orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

    Old Babylonian?

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-06-06 at 13:33:22 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata, Other metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-06-29 at 14:59:24 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-29 at 14:33:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:24:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:14:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:31:20 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“AAICAB 1/1, Pl. 079, 1932-283 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P142864.
AAICAB 1/1, pl. 079, 1932-283 artifact entry (No. P142864). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142864 (Original work published 2001)
AAICAB 1/1, pl. 079, 1932-283 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142864 (Accessed: April 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-14]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {AAICAB 1/1, pl. 079, 1932-283 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142864},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142864},
}


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TI  - AAICAB 1/1, pl. 079, 1932-283 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“AAICAB 1/1, Pl. 079, 1932-283 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P142864.
AAICAB 1/1, pl. 079, 1932-283 artifact entry (No. P142864). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142864 (Original work published 2001)
AAICAB 1/1, pl. 079, 1932-283 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142864 (Accessed: April 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-14]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {AAICAB 1/1, pl. 079, 1932-283 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142864},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142864},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/6/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P142864
LB  - CDLI:P142864
M1  - 2026/4/14/
TI  - AAICAB 1/1, pl. 079, 1932-283 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142864
ER  -
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