AAICAB 1/1, pl. 052, 1912-1158 (P142780)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

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Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1912-1158

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) dug dida 3(disz) sila3 kasz
2. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 3(disz) sa szum2
4. puzur4-{d}utu gaba-asz
5. 1(disz) dug dida 3(disz) sila3 [kasz]
6. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2# naga
reverse
1. 3(disz) sa szum2
2. a-gu-a gaba-asz
3. szunigin 2(disz) dug dida du masz [x]
4. szunigin 6(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 2(ban2) [x]
5. szunigin 4(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 4(disz) gin2 naga
6. szunigin 6(disz) sa szum2
7. u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam
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8. iti {d}li9-si4
9. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e na-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2 mu-na-du3

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: 1/1, pl. 052, 1912-1158

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: Ashm 1912-1158
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.06.09.11
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-06-06 at 13:33:22 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact, Other Entity Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2024-06-29 at 14:59:24 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-29 at 14:33:55 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:06:57 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-12-14 at 20:53:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:24:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:31:18 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/1, Pl. 052, 1912-1158 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P142780.
AAICAB 1/1, pl. 052, 1912-1158 artifact entry (No. P142780). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142780 (Original work published 2001)
AAICAB 1/1, pl. 052, 1912-1158 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142780 (Accessed: November 6, 2025).
@misc{2025AAICAB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-06]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {AAICAB 1/1, pl. 052, 1912-1158 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142780},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142780},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/6/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P142780
LB  - CDLI:P142780
M1  - 2025/11/6/
TI  - AAICAB 1/1, pl. 052, 1912-1158 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142780
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/1, Pl. 052, 1912-1158 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P142780.
AAICAB 1/1, pl. 052, 1912-1158 artifact entry (No. P142780). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142780 (Original work published 2001)
AAICAB 1/1, pl. 052, 1912-1158 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142780 (Accessed: November 6, 2025).
@misc{2025AAICAB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-06]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {AAICAB 1/1, pl. 052, 1912-1158 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142780},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142780},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/6/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P142780
LB  - CDLI:P142780
M1  - 2025/11/6/
TI  - AAICAB 1/1, pl. 052, 1912-1158 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142780
ER  -
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