AAICAB 1/3, pl. 223, Bod S 181 (P249083)

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 181

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

34.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Has fragments Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 6(asz) 3(ban2) sze gur lugal
2. kiszib3 za3-mu
3. ki la-ni-mu-ta
4. lu2-bala-sa6-ga
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
2. iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la
  blank space
3. mu us2-sa bad3 ba-du3
envelope
obverse
1. 6(asz) 3(ban2) sze gur# [lugal]
2. kiszib3 za3-mu
  blank space
  seal impression
3. ki la-ni-mu-ta
4. lu2-bala-sa6-ga
5. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. iti sze-kar-ra-gal2#-[la]
  blank space
  seal impression
2. mu us2-sa bad3 ba-du3
seal 1
1. lu2-bala-sa6-ga
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ma-ma

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 002728.1 (composite) (P533486) S002728.1 - -

Record

P249083 leadP249083 lead

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P249083

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 34.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation Fragmented

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Bod S 181
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 158032

References

  • primary: AAICAB 1/3, . 223, Bod S 181

    [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.

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
2024-06-29 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 Artifact

“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 223, Bod S 181 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P249083.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 223, Bod S 181 artifact entry (No. P249083). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249083 (Original work published 2003)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 223, Bod S 181 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249083 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 223, Bod S 181 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P249083.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 223, Bod S 181 artifact entry (No. P249083). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249083 (Original work published 2003)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 223, Bod S 181 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249083 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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