AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 587 (P330645)

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 587

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
1. 1(disz) sila4# [{d}]en-lil2
2. 1(disz) sila4 {d}nin-lil2
3. 1(disz) sila4 {d}lamma-lugal
4. zabar-dab5 maszkim
5. 1(disz) amar# masz-da3 e2-us-ga
6. a-a-kal-la maszkim
7. 2(disz) gu4 niga 4(disz) udu niga
8. 2(disz) masz2 niga 1(u) 4(disz) udu
9. e2-a-ni-sza
10. 6(disz) sila4# 4(disz) kir11
11. {d}szul-gi-si2-im-ti
12. 1(gesz2) 3(u) udu 1(u) 8(disz) masz2
13. sa2-du11 gu-ru-ru-a-ne
14. giri3 NI-ku-um dub-sar
15. na-ra-am-i3-li2 maszkim
16. sza3# mu-kux(DU) a2-ki-ti szu-numun
17. 2(disz) masz2 niga# {d}nanna#
18. mu#-kux(DU) e2-a-ni-sza#
reverse
1. 6(disz) gu4 niga {d}nanna#
2. siskur2# gu#-la
3. {d}[...] maszkim#
4. 1(disz) x x [...] x x
5. 1(disz) [...] x x
6. 1(disz) [...] x x
7. 1(disz)# [...] x
8. [...]
9. [...]
10. [...]
11. [...]
12. [...]
13. [...]
14. [...] x x
15. mu# hu-ur5-ti{ki} ba-hul

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/P330645

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 587
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 166294

References

  • primary: AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 587

    [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
2025-09-24 at 16:41:43 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2024-06-29 at 14:56:48 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2015-09-11 at 04:17:49 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 587 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P330645.
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 587 artifact entry (No. P330645). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330645 (Original work published 2006)
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 587 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330645 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 587 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P330645.
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 587 artifact entry (No. P330645). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330645 (Original work published 2006)
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 587 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330645 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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