AAICAB 1/3, pl. 222, Bod S 180 (P249082)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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

Bod S 180

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

41.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
  (enclosed within envelope)
envelope
obverse
1. 5(asz) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. sze zi3-da ur5-ra
  blank space
  seal impression
3. masz i3-ib2-si
4. ki ad-da-ta
5. lugal-{d}isztaran
6. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. mu us2-sa an-sza-an{ki} ba-hul
  blank space
  seal impression
seal 1
1. lugal-{d}isztaran#
2. dumu lugal-lu2-[x]

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 002251 (composite) (P454961) S002251 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P249082

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened envelope
Dimensions 41.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 23.0 mm
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 Bod S 180
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 158031

References

  • primary: AAICAB 1/3, . 222, Bod S 180

    [Gregoire2003-DVRP2NGT] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 2003. Archives Administratives et Inscriptions Cunéiformes: Ashmolean Museum, Bodleian Collection, Oxford. Part 1/3. Contribution à l’histoire Sociale, Économique, Politique et Culturelle Du Proche-Orient Ancien. Paris: Libraire orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

  • history: Ashm seal cat. I, 0415

    [Buchanan1966catalogue1] Buchanan, Briggs. 1966. Cylinder Seals. Vol. 1. Catalogue of Ancient Near Eastern Seals in the Ashmolean Museum. Oxford : Clarendon Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-06-06 at 13:58:52 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata, Other metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-08-15 at 13:32:36 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-29 at 14:54:00 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-29 at 14:45:05 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2015-09-11 at 04:17:37 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2003-11-17 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 222, Bod S 180 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P249082.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 222, Bod S 180 artifact entry (No. P249082). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249082 (Original work published 2003)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 222, Bod S 180 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249082 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P249082},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P249082},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 222, Bod S 180 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P249082.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 222, Bod S 180 artifact entry (No. P249082). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249082 (Original work published 2003)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 222, Bod S 180 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249082 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P249082},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P249082},
}


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