AAICAB 1/3, pl. 217, Bod S 159 (P281655)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), 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 159

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

57.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) a-ra2 1(disz@t)-kam
2. 3(u) a-ra2 2(disz@t)-kam
3. 3(u) a-ra2 3(disz@t)-kam
4. 3(u) a-ra2 4(disz)-kam#
5. 3(u) a-ra2 5(disz)-kam
6. 3(u) a-ra2 6(disz)-kam
  double ruling
7. 1(gesz2) a-ra2 1(disz@t)-kam
8. 1(gesz2) la2 1(disz@t) a-ra2 2(disz@t)-kam
9. 1(gesz2) a-ra2 3(disz@t)-kam
10. 1(gesz2) 1(u)? a-ra2 4(disz)-kam
11. 1(gesz2) a-ra2 5(disz)-kam
12. 1(gesz2) a-ra2 6(disz)-kam
13. 1(gesz2) a-ra2 7(disz)-kam
14. 1(gesz2) a-ra2 8(disz)-kam#
15. 1(gesz2) a-ra2 9(disz)#-kam#
  successively drier from ruling down
reverse
  blank space

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/P281655

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 57.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Bod S 159
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 170601
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Bod-S.159

References

  • primary: AAICAB 1/3, . 217, Bod S 159

    [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
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. 217, Bod S 159 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P281655.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 217, Bod S 159 artifact entry (No. P281655). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P281655 (Original work published 2005)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 217, Bod S 159 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P281655 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {AAICAB 1/3, pl. 217, {Bod} {S} 159 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P281655},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P281655},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 217, Bod S 159 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P281655.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 217, Bod S 159 artifact entry (No. P281655). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P281655 (Original work published 2005)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 217, Bod S 159 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P281655 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {AAICAB 1/3, pl. 217, {Bod} {S} 159 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P281655},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P281655},
}


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TI  - AAICAB 1/3, pl. 217, Bod S 159 artifact entry
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