AAICAB 1/1, pl. 072, 1924-0681 (P142834)

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

Ashm 1924-0681

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) sar al 3(disz) sar-ta
2. a2-bi u4 4(disz)-kam
3. 3(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) sar {u2}kiszi17 ku5-ra2 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta
4. a2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 2(u)-kam
5. a-sza3 a-u2-da-tur
6. 5(gesz2) sar al 3(disz) sar-ta
7. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 4(u)-kam
8. 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) sar {gesz}dih3 ku5-ra2 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta
reverse
1. a2-bi u4 1(disz)-kam
2. a-sza3 ur-nigar{gar}
3. a2 lu2 hun-ga2
4. ugula inim-{d}szara2
5. kiszib3 da-a-ga dub-sar
  blank space
6. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e bad3 mar-tu mu-du3
seal 1
1. da-a-ga
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-gesz-sza3-ga

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 002079.2 (composite) (P533358) S002079.2 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P142834

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 Ashm 1924-0681
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 038745

References

  • primary: AAICAB 1/1, pl. 072, 1924-0681

    [Gregoire1996-PV962282] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 1996. Archives Administratives et Inscriptions Cunéiformes: Ashmolean Museum, Bodleian Collection, Oxford. Part 1/1. Contribution à l’histoire Sociale, Économique, Politique et Culturelle Du Proche-Orient Ancien. Paris: Libraire orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-06-06 at 13:33:22 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata, Other metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-06-29 at 14:59:24 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-29 at 14:33:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:24:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:14:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:31:19 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/1, Pl. 072, 1924-0681 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P142834.
AAICAB 1/1, pl. 072, 1924-0681 artifact entry (No. P142834). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142834 (Original work published 2001)
AAICAB 1/1, pl. 072, 1924-0681 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142834 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {AAICAB 1/1, pl. 072, 1924-0681 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142834},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142834},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/1, Pl. 072, 1924-0681 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P142834.
AAICAB 1/1, pl. 072, 1924-0681 artifact entry (No. P142834). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142834 (Original work published 2001)
AAICAB 1/1, pl. 072, 1924-0681 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142834 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {AAICAB 1/1, pl. 072, 1924-0681 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142834},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142834},
}


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DA  - 2025/6/6/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P142834
LB  - CDLI:P142834
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - AAICAB 1/1, pl. 072, 1924-0681 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142834
ER  -
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