AAICAB 1/3, pl. 226, Bod S 196 (P249104)

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

Bod S 196

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

48.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) sze gur
2. lugal-gu4-e
3. 1(u) 5(asz) sze gur
4. lugal-{gesz}gigir-re
5. [x] sze gur
6. lu2#-{d#}utu
reverse
1. 1(asz) [n] sze gur
2. ha-ba#-lu5-ge2
3. la2-ia3 dug? e-a-na-x
4. ugu2 ad-da ba-a-gar
5. kiszib3 ARAD2
6. iti {d}li9-si4
  some text moved to next line
7. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ARAD2-mu#
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-nigar{gar} szusz3

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 001583.3 (composite) (P533232) S001583.3 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P249104

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 48.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 16.0 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 196
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 158047

References

  • primary: AAICAB 1/3, . 226, Bod S 196

    [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
2003-11-18 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 226, Bod S 196 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P249104.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 226, Bod S 196 artifact entry (No. P249104). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249104 (Original work published 2003)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 226, Bod S 196 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249104 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P249104},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P249104},
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Cite this Artifacts

“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 226, Bod S 196 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P249104.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 226, Bod S 196 artifact entry (No. P249104). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249104 (Original work published 2003)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 226, Bod S 196 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249104 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P249104},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P249104},
}


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PY  - 2025
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M1  - 2026/4/24/
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