AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 571 (P330630)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), 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 571

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(disz) gu4 niga
2. 1(disz) gukkal u2
3. u4 2(disz)-kam
4. 2(disz) gu4 niga 4(disz)-kam us2
5. u4 3(disz)-kam
6. 2(disz) gu4 niga 3(disz)-kam us2
7. u4 4(disz)-kam
8. 1(disz) gu4 niga
9. 4(disz) udu niga
10. u4 5(disz)-kam
11. 1(disz) udu a-lum niga 3(disz)-kam us2
12. 1(disz) udu a-lum niga 4(disz)-kam us2
13. u4 6(disz)-kam
14. 2(disz) udu a-lum niga 4(disz)-kam us2
15. 1(disz) udu u2
16. 1(disz) gukkal u2
17. [n] 1(disz) udu a-lum u2
18. [n] sila4 a-lum
19. [u4] 7(disz)-kam
20. [...] 3(disz)-kam us2
  rest broken
column 2
1. 4(disz) gu4 niga 3(disz)-kam us2
2. 3(disz) gu4 niga 4(disz)-kam us2
3. 2(u) 2(disz) gu4 niga
4. 3(disz) gu4 u2
5. 2(gesz2) 1(disz) udu u2
6. 2(disz) gukkal u2
7. 3(disz) udu a-lum u2
8. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) masz2-gal u2
9. u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
10. 1(disz) udu niga saga us2
11. 1(u) 2(disz) udu u2
12. 4(disz) ud5 u2
13. 8(disz) sila4
14. 2(disz) kir11
15. 8(disz) masz2
16. u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam
17. 2(disz) gu4 niga 4(disz)-kam us2
18. 1(u) 7(disz) gu4 niga
19. 4(u) 9(disz) gu4 u2#
20. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 9(disz) udu-[...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. u4# [x kam]
2'. 2(disz) gu4 niga 3(disz) kam#-[us2]
3'. 3(disz) udu u2
4'. u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam
5'. 2(disz) gu4 niga u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam
6'. 2(disz) gu4 niga
7'. 1(disz) udu niga saga us2
8'. u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam
9'. 2(disz) gu4 niga 4(disz)-kam us2
10'. 7(disz) gu4 niga
11'. 2(disz) gukkal u2
12'. 1(u) 7(disz) udu a-lum u2
13'. 3(disz) masz2-gal u2
14'. u4 2(u) 7(disz)-kam
15'. 1(disz) udu a-lum 4(disz)-kam us2
16'. u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam
17'. 2(disz) gu4 niga 4(disz)-kam us2
18'. 3(disz) gu4 niga
19'. u4 2(u) 9(disz)-kam
20'. 2(disz) gu4 niga 4(disz)-kam us2
21'. 2(disz) gu4 niga
22'. 5(u) 4(disz) udu niga
23'. u4 3(u)-kam
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [szunigin ...]
2'. [szunigin] 8(gesz2) 1(u) 9(disz) udu u2
3'. szunigin 6(disz) gukkal u2
4'. szunigin 2(u) 3(disz) udu a-lum u2
5'. szunigin 1(disz) u8 sila4 nu2-a u2
6'. szunigin 5(gesz2) 2(u) masz2-gal u2
7'. szunigin 4(disz) ud5 u2
8'. szunigin 8(disz) sila4
9'. szunigin 1(disz) sila4 a-lum
10'. szunigin 2(disz) kir11
11'. szunigin 8(disz) masz2
12'. 3(gesz2) 2(u) 7(disz) gu4 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 8(disz) udu
13'. ki in-ta-e3-a-ta
14'. du-u2-du i3-dab5
15'. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
16'. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 na-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-du3

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/P330630

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Bod S 571
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 166278

References

  • primary: AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 571

    [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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-09-11 at 04:17:48 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 571 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P330630.
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 571 artifact entry (No. P330630). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330630 (Original work published 2006)
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 571 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330630 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P330630},
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Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 571 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P330630.
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 571 artifact entry (No. P330630). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330630 (Original work published 2006)
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 571 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330630 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 29},
	title = {AAICAB 1/4, {Bod} {S} 571 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P330630},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P330630},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/29/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P330630
LB  - CDLI:P330630
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 571 artifact entry
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