AAICAB 1/2, pl. 122, 1971-236 (P248751)

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 1971-0236

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

30.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 12.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. a-KA
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. lu2-{d}ba-ba6
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. ip-qu2-sza
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. hu-la-al
9. 1(u) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. kusz2?-da
11. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga du10-ga# sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2
2. szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga im-ti-dam
3. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. a-hu-um-ma
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. lu2-{d}nanna
7. 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) ninda 1(u) gin2 i3 lu2-nin-ga2
8. 2(disz) dug dida saga 3(ban2) 3(disz) dug dida du 3(ban2)
9. 3(ban2) zi3-gu saga 2(barig) 1(ban2) zi3 dabin 2(disz) udu niga 1(disz) sila3 i3
10. dumu u3-ba-a szu ba-ti giri3 nin-ga2
11. szunigin 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) dug dida saga 3(ban2) szunigin 3(disz) dug dida du 3(ban2)
12. szunigin 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin# 3(ban2) zi3-gu saga 2(barig) 1(ban2) zi3 dabin 2(disz) udu niga
13. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 szum2 szunigin 1(disz) 1/2(disz) i3 szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 naga
left
1. u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam
  some text moved to next line
2. iti szu-numun
  some text moved to next line
3. mu us2-sa si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P248751

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 30.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 12.0 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 1971-0236
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 158598

References

  • primary: AAICAB 1/2, pl. 122, 1971-236

    [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
2018-06-23 at 03:46:34 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-04-22 at 12:01:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:13 Englund, Robert K. 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. 122, 1971-236 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P248751.
AAICAB 1/2, pl. 122, 1971-236 artifact entry (No. P248751). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248751 (Original work published 2004)
AAICAB 1/2, pl. 122, 1971-236 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248751 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248751},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248751},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/2, Pl. 122, 1971-236 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P248751.
AAICAB 1/2, pl. 122, 1971-236 artifact entry (No. P248751). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248751 (Original work published 2004)
AAICAB 1/2, pl. 122, 1971-236 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248751 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 29},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248751},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248751},
}


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DA  - 2024/6/29/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P248751
LB  - CDLI:P248751
M1  - 2026/10/24/
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