AAICAB 1/1, pl. 049, 1912-1142 (P142869)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1912-1142

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 2(ban2) kasz saga
2. 3(ban2) kasz du#
3. 1(ban2) ninda zi3-gu saga
4. 1(ban2) ninda zi3-gu du#
5. 3(ban2) ninda zi3
6. 2(disz) sila3 ar-za-na nig2-ar3-ra saga
7. 1/3(disz) sila3 SZIM saga gazx(KUM)
  blank space
8. sze-bi 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 6(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2
9. 1(u) gin2 sze-lu2 gazx(KUM)
10. 1(u) gin2 gazi gazx(KUM)
11. 1(u) sa gi
12. 1(u) sa {gesz}ma-nu
  blank space
13. sa2-du11 u4 1(disz)-kam
reverse
1. u4 3(u) 2(disz)-sze3
2. sza3 umma{ki}
3. u4 1(u) 5(disz)-sze3
4. nibru{ki}-sze3 ma2-a ga2-ra
5. 5(disz) udu niga
6. 5(disz) udu niga al-sze6-ga2
7. 2(disz) sila3# i3-nun
8. [x] sila3 ga x-[x]
9. 3(disz) sila3 i3-gesz bara2 ak
10. 3(ban2) zu2-lum saga
  blank space
11. sa2-du11 dumu-munus lugal
12. ki dam lu2-dingir-ra-ka tusz-a
13. ki ensi2 umma{ki}-ka-ta
14. ba-zi
15. ze2-e-ze2 ra2-gaba maszkim
16. giri3# puzur4#-{d}suen ra2-gaba
17. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e ma2-gur8-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-dim2

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: AAICAB 1/1, pl. 049, 1912-1142

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Ashm 1912-1142
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.08.00.00
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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
2016-07-28 at 14:06:57 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:24:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:14:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:31:20 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“AAICAB 1/1, Pl. 049, 1912-1142 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P142869.
AAICAB 1/1, pl. 049, 1912-1142 artifact entry (No. P142869). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142869 (Original work published 2001)
AAICAB 1/1, pl. 049, 1912-1142 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142869 (Accessed: January 24, 2026).
@misc{2025AAICAB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-24]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {AAICAB 1/1, pl. 049, 1912-1142 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142869},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142869},
}


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TI  - AAICAB 1/1, pl. 049, 1912-1142 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“AAICAB 1/1, Pl. 049, 1912-1142 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P142869.
AAICAB 1/1, pl. 049, 1912-1142 artifact entry (No. P142869). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142869 (Original work published 2001)
AAICAB 1/1, pl. 049, 1912-1142 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142869 (Accessed: January 24, 2026).
@misc{2025AAICAB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-24]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {AAICAB 1/1, pl. 049, 1912-1142 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142869},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142869},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/6/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P142869
LB  - CDLI:P142869
M1  - 2026/1/24/
TI  - AAICAB 1/1, pl. 049, 1912-1142 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142869
ER  -
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