AAICAB 1/1, pl. 072, 1924-0677 (P142832)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1924-0677

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. sze gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-a zar3 tab-ba
3. a-sza3 ka-ma-ri2 a-sza3 la2-mah a-sza3 du6-{u2}kiszi17 a-sza3 a-gesztin a-sza3 {d}nin-ur4-ra a-sza3 igi-e2-mah-sze3 a-sza3 tur u3 a-sza3 gi-apin-ku5-ra2
4. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
5. gu4-e-us2-sa
6. 3(u) 2(disz) gurusz tu-ra
7. 1(u) 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
8. ka-giri3-da gub-ba
reverse
1. 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 zar3 ba-al-la 4(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 kab2-ku5 i7 sal4-la sahar szu ti-a
2. 5(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
3. ki-su7-ra igi-e2-mah-sze3 gub-ba
4. 1(gesz2) 3(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
5. ki-su7-ra a2-te-na gub-ba
6. ugula lugal-iti-da
7. kiszib3 szesz-a-ni
  1 line blank
8. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-id-ni-im mu-du3
seal 1
1. szesz-a-ni
2. dub-sar
3. dumu da-da

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
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 004082.2 (composite) (P533837) S004082.2 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P142832

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Ashm 1924-0677
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 038743

References

  • primary: AAICAB 1/1, pl. 072, 1924-0677

    [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.

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 14:24:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:31:19 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. 072, 1924-0677 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P142832.
AAICAB 1/1, pl. 072, 1924-0677 artifact entry (No. P142832). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142832 (Original work published 2001)
AAICAB 1/1, pl. 072, 1924-0677 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142832 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {AAICAB 1/1, pl. 072, 1924-0677 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142832},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142832},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“AAICAB 1/1, Pl. 072, 1924-0677 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P142832.
AAICAB 1/1, pl. 072, 1924-0677 artifact entry (No. P142832). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142832 (Original work published 2001)
AAICAB 1/1, pl. 072, 1924-0677 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142832 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {AAICAB 1/1, pl. 072, 1924-0677 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142832},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142832},
}


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PY  - 2025
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M1  - 2026/4/25/
TI  - AAICAB 1/1, pl. 072, 1924-0677 artifact entry
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