AAICAB 1/3, pl. 199, Bod A 88 (P131046)

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 A 088

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

45.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) udu
2. 1(disz) masz2-gal
3. ba-usz2 u4 2(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
4. ki kur-bi-la-ak-ta
5. du11-ga
reverse
1. i3-dab5
2. kiszib3 ur-mes
3. iti sze-sag11-ku5
4. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. ur-mes
2. dumu la-na kuruszda

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000474 (composite) (P430570) S000474 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P131046

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 45.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Bod A 088
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 002157

References

  • primary: AAICAB 1/3, . 199, Bod A 88

    [Gregoire2003-DVRP2NGT] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 2003. Archives Administratives et Inscriptions Cunéiformes: Ashmolean Museum, Bodleian Collection, Oxford. Part 1/3. Contribution à l’histoire Sociale, Économique, Politique et Culturelle Du Proche-Orient Ancien. Paris: Libraire orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

  • history: TAD, 3

    [Langdon1911TAD] Langdon, Stephen H. 1911. Tablets from the Archives of Drehem, with a Complete Account of the Origin of the Sumerian Calendar, Translations, Commentary and 23 Plates. Paris: Paul Geuthner.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-06-06 at 13:58:52 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata, Other metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-06-29 at 14:54:00 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-29 at 14:45:05 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-03-26 at 13:11:34 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:03:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:34:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:56 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 199, Bod A 88 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P131046.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 199, Bod A 88 artifact entry (No. P131046). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P131046 (Original work published 2001)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 199, Bod A 88 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P131046 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P131046},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P131046},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 199, Bod A 88 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P131046.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 199, Bod A 88 artifact entry (No. P131046). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P131046 (Original work published 2001)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 199, Bod A 88 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P131046 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {AAICAB 1/3, pl. 199, {Bod} {A} 88 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P131046},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P131046},
}


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