AAICAB 1/3, pl. 207-208, Bod S 139 (P281653)

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 139

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

76.0 mm × 101.0 mm × 27.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [n] 2(disz) {gesz}gu-za szu-rin# {gesz#}sza3#-kal#
2'. 1(disz)? [n] {gesz#}gu-za-nita {gesz}ha-lu-ub2 zabar gar-ra
3'. 1(disz) {gesz}gu-za {gesz}ha-lu-ub2 uruda gar-ra
4'. 1(disz) {gesz}gu-za-nita {gesz}taskarin
5'. 1(disz) {gesz}gu-za-nita {gesz}sza3-kal
6'. 6(disz) {gesz}gu-za-nita {gesz}szinig
7'. 1(disz) {gesz}gu-za-munus {gesz}sza3-kal
8'. 1(disz) {gesz}gu-za ma2-gan munus {gesz}mes
9'. 1(disz) {gesz}gu-za-munus {gesz}szinig
10'. 1(disz) {gesz}gu-za-munus {gesz}lam
11'. 2(disz) {gesz}gu-za gid2-da e2-7(disz)
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. x x [...]
2'. 1(u) 1(disz) [...]
3'. 2(disz) {gesz}rin2-gu2-na {gesz}x x [...] dili2 {u2}ninni5 se3-ga
4'. 2(disz) {gesz}rin2 uruda gar-ra dili2 [...] se3-ga
5'. 1(disz) {gesz}rin2 uruda gar-ra dili2 {u2}ninni5 se3-ga
6'. 1(disz) na4 gu2-na {na4}kal-ga
7'. 2(disz) na4 1(u) ma-na
8'. 2(disz) na4 5(disz) ma-na
9'. 1(disz) na4 3(disz) ma-na
10'. 1(disz) na4 2(disz) ma-na
11'. 1(disz) na4 1(disz) ma-na
reverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) na4 1/2(disz)-ma-na
2. 1(disz) gi-gesz-szub# ka kusz si-ga
3. 1(u) 1(disz) ka-kad4 kusz si-ga
4. 3(gesz2) 3(u) 3(disz) {gi}tibira-um kusz si-ga
5. 8(disz) {gi}gur-[sal4-la] esir2# su#-ba#
6. 1(u) 1(disz) {gi}hal#-[ti]-um# 1/2(disz) sila3 esir2# su#-ba#
7. 5(disz) tug2 du8-a KU gar-ra kusz u2-hab2 si-ga
  rest broken
column 2
1. e2 giri3-ni-i3-sa6-ta
2. giri3 lugal-nir
  blank space
3. e2# szu#-szum2#-ma#
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P281653

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 76.0 mm × 101.0 mm × 27.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

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 139
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 157992
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Bod-S.139

References

  • primary: AAICAB 1/3, . 207-208, Bod S 139

    [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
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2021-06-15 at 13:16:07 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-09-11 at 04:17:36 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-10-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 207-208, Bod S 139 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P281653.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 207-208, Bod S 139 artifact entry (No. P281653). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P281653 (Original work published 2005)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 207-208, Bod S 139 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P281653 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P281653},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P281653},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 207-208, Bod S 139 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P281653.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 207-208, Bod S 139 artifact entry (No. P281653). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P281653 (Original work published 2005)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 207-208, Bod S 139 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P281653 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {AAICAB 1/3, pl. 207-208, {Bod} {S} 139 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P281653},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P281653},
}


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