AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 481 (P330549)

Administrative tag 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 481

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

object tag
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. sa2-du11 kas4
 en: rations of Kas,
3. sza3 {kusz}du10-gan
 en: in a leather pouch
4. sza3 umma{ki}
 en: in Umma,
5. giri3 gur4-sa3-an
 en: via Gurzan,
6. sza3 an-za-gar3
 en: in Anzagar,
reverse
1. giri3 a-du
 en: via Adu,
2. sza3 a-pi4-sal4{ki}
 en: in Apisal,
3. giri3 ku3-ga-ni
 en: via Kugani,
4. iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
 en: (a period of) 12 months,
5. i3-gal2
 en: are here;
6. mu ma2 {d}en-ki-ka ba-ab-du8
 en: year: ‟The boat of Enki was caulked.“

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P330549

Physical information

Artifact type Tag
Dimensions
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 481
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 166195

References

  • primary: AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 481

    [Gregoire2002AAICAB1/4] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 2002. Vol. 1/4. Archives Administratives et Inscriptions Cunéiformes : Ashmolean Museum, Bodleian Collection, Oxford. Paris : Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-29 at 14:56:48 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2022-02-01 at 15:17:00 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-12-03 at 09:40:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-12-12 at 08:42:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:16:30 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:07:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-04-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 481 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P330549.
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 481 artifact entry (No. P330549). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330549 (Original work published 2006)
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 481 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330549 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P330549},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P330549},
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Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 481 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P330549.
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 481 artifact entry (No. P330549). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330549 (Original work published 2006)
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 481 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330549 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
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	month = {jun 29},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P330549},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P330549},
}


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