AAICAB 1/2, pl. 115, 1951-078 (P127756)

Administrative tag 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

Ashm 1951-0078

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

38.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Text

object tag
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. sza3-bi su-ga
 en: therefroms, restitutions,
3. sag-nig2-gur11-ra u3 zi-ga
 en: debits and credits
4. lu2-kal-la
 en: of Lukalla
reverse
1. i3-gal2
 en: are here;
2. mu [{d}amar-{d}]suen# lugal#-[e ur-bi2]-lum#[{ki} mu-hul]
 en: year: “Amar-Suen, the king, Urbilum destroyed.”

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P127756

Physical information

Artifact type Tag
Dimensions 38.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 15.0 mm
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 Ashm 1951-0078
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 009940

References

  • primary: AAICAB 1/2, pl. 115, 1951-078

    [Gregoire2000AAICAB1/2] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 2000. Vol. 1/2. Archives Administratives et Inscriptions Cunéiformes: Ashmolean Museum, Bodleian Collection, Oxford. Paris : Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

  • history: BBVO 10, 057 n. 120

    [Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

  • history: RA 034 (pp. 67-79), 76 4

    [Langdon1937RA38] Langdon, Stephen H. 1937. “Tablets from Kish and Umma.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 34 (2): 67–79.

  • history: Nelson pisan-dub-ba, no. 143

    [Nelson1976pisandubba] Nelson, Richard C. 1976. “Pisan-Dub-Ba Texts from the Sumerian Ur III Dynasty.” Phdthesis, University of Minnesota.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-08 at 14:04:21 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-26 at 14:26:38 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-07-21 at 10:51:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-21 at 10:43:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-29 at 14:37:48 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2022-06-27 at 09:26:34 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View
2016-12-12 at 08:42:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:16:30 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:58:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:31:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:25:34 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/2, Pl. 115, 1951-078 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P127756.
AAICAB 1/2, pl. 115, 1951-078 artifact entry (No. P127756). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P127756 (Original work published 2001)
AAICAB 1/2, pl. 115, 1951-078 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P127756 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {AAICAB 1/2, pl. 115, 1951-078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P127756},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P127756},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/2, Pl. 115, 1951-078 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P127756.
AAICAB 1/2, pl. 115, 1951-078 artifact entry (No. P127756). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P127756 (Original work published 2001)
AAICAB 1/2, pl. 115, 1951-078 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P127756 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {AAICAB 1/2, pl. 115, 1951-078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P127756},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P127756},
}


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DA  - 2024/10/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P127756
LB  - CDLI:P127756
M1  - 2026/5/14/
TI  - AAICAB 1/2, pl. 115, 1951-078 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P127756
ER  -
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