AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 494 (P330561)

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 494

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 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. a-kal-la
3. [5(disz)] sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. ki#-ba-sa6
5. [5(disz)] sila3# kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. [x]-la-mu
7. [5(disz)] sila3# kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. szu-{d}nin-szubur
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. dingir-mi-ti
11. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
reverse
1. ha-i3-li2
2. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. ip-qu2-sza
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
5. bu-ha-ti
6. 2(ban2) kasz 1(disz) dug dida saga 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 1(ban2) zi3-gu saga 3(ban2) zi3 dabin 2/3(disz) sila3 i3-nun du10-ga
7. a-hu-ni szesz sukkal-mah
8. szunigin 5(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz 1(disz) dug dida saga 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
9. szunigin 2(ban2) ninda 1(ban2) zi3-gu saga 3(ban2) zi3 dabin szunigin 3(disz) sila3 szum2
10. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 i3-gesz szunigin 2/3(disz) sila3 i3-nun du10-ga
left
1. szunigin [x sila3 x gin2 naga]
  some text moved to next line
2. u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
3. iti [...]
  some text moved to next line
4. mu# ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8

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/P330561

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 494
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 166208

References

  • primary: AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 494

    [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
2018-06-23 at 03:47:01 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-09-11 at 04:17:45 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. 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 494 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P330561.
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 494 artifact entry (No. P330561). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330561 (Original work published 2006)
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 494 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330561 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 494 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P330561.
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 494 artifact entry (No. P330561). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330561 (Original work published 2006)
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 494 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330561 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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}


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