AAICAB 1/4, Bod AB 240 (P330652)

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 AB 240

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. 1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
2. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 3(disz) sa szum2
4. nu-ur2-{d}szul-gi sukkal gaba-asz
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda
6. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. 1(disz) sa szum2
8. szar-ru-dan sukkal gaba-ta
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
10. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
reverse
1. 1(disz) sa szum2
2. ze2-la KA-us2-sa2-sze3
3. szunigin 1(disz) dug dida szunigin sila3 kasz saga
4. szunigin 8(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda
5. szunigin 6(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 6(disz) gin2 naga
6. szunigin 5(disz) sa szum2
7. u4 1(u)# 8(disz)#-kam#
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8. iti nesag
9. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e bad3 mar-tu mu-du3 mu us2-sa-bi

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/P330652

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 AB 240
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 166303

References

  • primary: AAICAB 1/4, Bod AB 240

    [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 09:52:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI 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 AB 240 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P330652.
AAICAB 1/4, Bod AB 240 artifact entry (No. P330652). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330652 (Original work published 2006)
AAICAB 1/4, Bod AB 240 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330652 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/4, Bod AB 240 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P330652.
AAICAB 1/4, Bod AB 240 artifact entry (No. P330652). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330652 (Original work published 2006)
AAICAB 1/4, Bod AB 240 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330652 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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