AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 492 (P330559)

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 492

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz# saga# 5(disz)# [sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2]
2. [3(disz)] gin2# i3 2(disz)# gin2# [naga]
3. [x]-x-i3-li2
4. [5(disz)] sila3# kasz# saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda [5(disz) gin2 <szum2>]
5. [3(disz)] gin2# i3 2(disz) gin2 [naga]
6. dingir#-ra-bi2#
7. [5(disz)] sila3# kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz)# [gin2 <szum2>]
8. [3(disz)] gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 [naga]
9. lu2#-dingir-ra
10. [5(disz)] sila3# kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz)# [gin2 <szum2>]
11. [3(disz)] gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 [naga ...]
12. [5(disz)] sila3# kasz# [5(disz) sila3 ninda] 5(disz)# gin2# [<szum2>]
13. 3(disz)# gin2 [i3 2(disz)] gin2 naga#
reverse
1. {d}utu-[ba?]-ni
2. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz)# gin2# <szum2>
3. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2# naga#
4. szu-{d}ma-mi-tum#
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) [gin2 <szum2>]
6. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga#
7. gu3-de2-a
8. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
9. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. e2-a-ba-ni
11. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz)# gin2 <szum2>
12. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
13. a-da-lal3
14. szunigin 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 kasz 4(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 ninda 2/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2
15. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) [6(disz)] [gin2] naga#
left
1. u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam
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2. iti sze-sag11-ku5

Textual annotations

#new_text=P330559 # ID FORM SEGM XPOSTAG HEAD DEPREL MISC # ID FORM LEMMA UPOSTAG XPOSTAG FEATS HEAD DEPREL DEPS MISC 1 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 2 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 3 kasz kasz[beer] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 4 saga saga[good] VERB V _ _ _ _ _ 5 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 6 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 7 ninda ninda[bread] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 8 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 9 gin2 gig[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 10 szum2 szum[garlic] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 11 3(disz) 3(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 12 gin2 gig[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 13 i3 i[oil] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 14 2(disz) 2(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 15 gin2 gig[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 16 naga naga[potash] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 17 x-x-i3-li2 _[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 18 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 19 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 20 kasz kasz[beer] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 21 saga saga[good] VERB V _ _ _ _ _ 22 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 23 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 24 ninda ninda[bread] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 25 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 26 gin2 gig[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 27 szum2 szum[garlic] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 28 3(disz) 3(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 29 gin2 gig[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 30 i3 i[oil] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 31 2(disz) 2(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 32 gin2 gig[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 33 naga naga[potash] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 34 dingir-ra-bi2 Dingirrabi[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 35 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 36 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 37 kasz kasz[beer] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 38 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 39 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 40 ninda ninda[bread] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 41 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 42 gin2 gig[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 43 szum2 szum[garlic] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 44 3(disz) 3(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 45 gin2 gig[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 46 i3 i[oil] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 47 2(disz) 2(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 48 gin2 gig[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 49 naga naga[potash] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 50 lu2-dingir-ra Ludingira[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 51 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 52 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 53 kasz kasz[beer] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 54 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 55 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 56 ninda ninda[bread] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 57 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 58 gin2 gig[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 59 szum2 szum[garlic] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 60 3(disz) 3(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 61 gin2 gig[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 62 i3 i[oil] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 63 2(disz) 2(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 64 gin2 gig[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 65 naga naga[potash] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 66 ... _[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 67 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 68 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 69 kasz kasz[beer] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 70 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 71 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 72 ninda ninda[bread] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 73 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 74 gin2 gig[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 75 szum2 szum[garlic] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 76 3(disz) 3(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 77 gin2 gig[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 78 i3 i[oil] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 79 2(disz) 2(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 80 gin2 gig[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 81 naga naga[potash] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 82 {d}utu-ba-ni Utubani[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 83 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 84 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 85 kasz kasz[beer] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 86 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 87 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 88 ninda ninda[bread] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 89 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 90 gin2 gig[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 91 szum2 szum[garlic] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 92 3(disz) 3(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 93 gin2 gig[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 94 i3 i[oil] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 95 2(disz) 2(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 96 gin2 gig[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 97 naga naga[potash] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 98 szu-{d}ma-mi-tum Szumamitum[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 99 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 100 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 101 kasz kasz[beer] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 102 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 103 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 104 ninda ninda[bread] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 105 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 106 gin2 gig[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 107 szum2 szum[garlic] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 108 3(disz) 3(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 109 gin2 gig[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 110 i3 i[oil] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 111 2(disz) 2(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 112 gin2 gig[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 113 naga naga[potash] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 114 gu3-de2-a Gude'a[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 115 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 116 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 117 kasz kasz[beer] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 118 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 119 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 120 ninda ninda[bread] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 121 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 122 gin2 gig[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 123 szum2 szum[garlic] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 124 3(disz) 3(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 125 gin2 gig[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 126 i3 i[oil] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 127 2(disz) 2(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 128 gin2 gig[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 129 naga naga[potash] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 130 e2-a-ba-ni E'abani[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 131 3(disz) 3(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 132 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 133 kasz kasz[beer] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 134 2(disz) 2(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 135 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 136 ninda ninda[bread] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 137 3(disz) 3(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 138 gin2 gig[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 139 szum2 szum[garlic] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 140 3(disz) 3(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 141 gin2 gig[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 142 i3 i[oil] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 143 2(disz) 2(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 144 gin2 gig[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 145 naga naga[potash] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 146 a-da-lal3 Adalal[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 147 szunigin szunigin[total] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 148 1(ban2) 1(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 149 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 150 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 151 kasz kasz[beer] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 152 saga saga[good] VERB V _ _ _ _ _ 153 2(ban2) 2(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 154 7(disz) 7(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 155 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 156 kasz kasz[beer] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 157 4(disz) 4(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 158 1/3(disz) 1/3(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 159 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 160 ninda ninda[bread] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 161 2/3(disz) 2/3(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 162 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 163 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 164 gin2 gig[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 165 szum2 szum[garlic] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 166 szunigin szunigin[total] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 167 1/3(disz) 1/3(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 168 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 169 7(disz) 7(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 170 gin2 gig[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 171 i3 i[oil] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 172 1(u) 1(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 173 6(disz) 6(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 174 gin2 gig[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 175 naga naga[potash] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 176 u4 ud[day] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 177 2(u) 2(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 178 6(disz)-kam 6(disz)[one] NUM NU Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 179 iti iti[month] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 180 sze-sag11-ku5 Szesagku[1] PROPN MN Number=Sing _ _ _ _

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P330559

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
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 492
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 166206

References

  • primary: AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 492

    [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
2022-12-04 at 11:30:39 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Annotation McGrath, William; Wang Jinyan Machine Translation and Automated Analysis of Cuneiform Languages Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-01-29 at 10:49:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-01-27 at 11:27:11 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-01-27 at 11:25:39 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard 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 492 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P330559.
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 492 artifact entry (No. P330559). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330559 (Original work published 2006)
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 492 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330559 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 492 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P330559.
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 492 artifact entry (No. P330559). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330559 (Original work published 2006)
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 492 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330559 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).
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