AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 499 (P330566)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Bod S 499

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

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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. a-gu-a
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. [x]-da-mu
7. [5(disz) sila3] kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
8. [3(disz)] gin2# i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. [...]-sza-x-[...]-ni#
10. [5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz)] gin2# szum2
11. [3(disz)] gin2# i3 [2(disz) gin2] naga#
12. [...]
13. [5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda] 5(disz) gin2 szum2
14. [3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2] naga
reverse
1. nu-ur2#-[{d}]suen#
2. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
3. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. ab-ba-kal-la
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
6. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. gu3#-de2-a
8. [3(disz)] sila3# kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
9. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. szu-{d}en-lil2-la2
11. szunigin 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz
12. szunigin# 3(ban2)# 5(disz)# sila3 ninda szunigin# 2/3(disz) sila3# [x] gin2# szum2
13. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 i3
14. szunigin 1(u) 6(disz) gin2 naga
15. iti dal u4 5(disz)-kam
left
1. mu ma2-dara3# [... ba-ab-du8]

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 499

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Bod S 499
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.02.05.05
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-29 at 14:56:48 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-09-11 at 04:17:46 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-04-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 499 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P330566.
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 499 artifact entry (No. P330566). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330566 (Original work published 2006)
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 499 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330566 (Accessed: December 6, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 29},
	title = {AAICAB 1/4, {Bod} {S} 499 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P330566},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P330566},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 499 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P330566.
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 499 artifact entry (No. P330566). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330566 (Original work published 2006)
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 499 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330566 (Accessed: December 6, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 29},
	title = {AAICAB 1/4, {Bod} {S} 499 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P330566},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P330566},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/29/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P330566
LB  - CDLI:P330566
M1  - 2025/12/6/
TI  - AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 499 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P330566
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