AAICAB 1/2, pl. 101, 1937-046 (P248657)

Letter 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 1937-0046

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

37.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. dumu {d}er3-ra#
2. 2(disz) a-ba sze-ba
3. siki-ba-bi he2-na-ab-szum2-mu#
reverse
1. nu-kiri6 ki ba-mu# [...]
  blank space
  seal impression
seal 1
1. {d}szul-gi
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
5. ku-li dub-sar
6. dumu ur-{gesz}gigir#
7. ensi2
8. umma{ki}-ka ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
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 005639 (composite) (P478016) S005639 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P248657

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 37.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 18.0 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 1937-0046
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 158502

References

  • primary: AAICAB 1/2, pl. 101, 1937-046

    [Gregoire2000AAICAB1/2] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 2000. Vol. 1/2. 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 14:37:48 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:41 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-09-11 at 04:17:31 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2004-09-29 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/2, Pl. 101, 1937-046 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P248657.
AAICAB 1/2, pl. 101, 1937-046 artifact entry (No. P248657). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248657 (Original work published 2004)
AAICAB 1/2, pl. 101, 1937-046 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248657 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	month = {jun 29},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248657},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248657},
}


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DA  - 2024/6/29/
PY  - 2024
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TI  - AAICAB 1/2, pl. 101, 1937-046 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/2, Pl. 101, 1937-046 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P248657.
AAICAB 1/2, pl. 101, 1937-046 artifact entry (No. P248657). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248657 (Original work published 2004)
AAICAB 1/2, pl. 101, 1937-046 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248657 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 29},
	title = {AAICAB 1/2, pl. 101, 1937-046 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248657},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248657},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/29/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P248657
LB  - CDLI:P248657
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - AAICAB 1/2, pl. 101, 1937-046 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P248657
ER  -
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