AAICAB 1/2, pl. 122, 1971-243 (P248758)

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 1971-0243

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

29.0 mm × 29.0 mm × 12.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. ma-la-ti
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. hu-ni-a
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. kur-bi-la-ak
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. i3-gurumx(|IGI.ERIM|)-da
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. x-zi-na-a
11. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. ur-{d}x-gab2?
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
14. ur-{d}lamma
15. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
reverse
1. szu#-ga-ga
2. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. lugal-ni2-gur3
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
5. x-lu-lu?
6. 1(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. ur-e2-babbar
8. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. szesz-du10-ga
10. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
11. i-di3-dingir
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12. szunigin 1(ban2) kasz saga szunigin 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz du
13. szunigin 5(ban2) ninda szunigin 1(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2
14. szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 9(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 naga
15. u4 5(disz)-kam
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16. iti sze-sag11-ku5
  some text moved to next line
17. mu us2-sa si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 29.0 high × 29.0 wide × 12.0 thick
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  • primary: AAICAB 1/2, pl. 122, 1971-243

    [Gregoire2000AAICAB1/2] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 2000. Vol. 1/2. Archives Administratives et Inscriptions Cunéiformes: Ashmolean Museum, Bodleian Collection, Oxford. Paris : Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

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  • Museum No.: Ashm 1971-0243
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.04.01.05
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-29 at 14:37:48 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-09-11 at 04:17:31 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2004-09-29 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/2, Pl. 122, 1971-243 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P248758.
AAICAB 1/2, pl. 122, 1971-243 artifact entry (No. P248758). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248758 (Original work published 2004)
AAICAB 1/2, pl. 122, 1971-243 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248758 (Accessed: September 14, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 29},
	title = {AAICAB 1/2, pl. 122, 1971-243 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248758},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248758},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/2, Pl. 122, 1971-243 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P248758.
AAICAB 1/2, pl. 122, 1971-243 artifact entry (No. P248758). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248758 (Original work published 2004)
AAICAB 1/2, pl. 122, 1971-243 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248758 (Accessed: September 14, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 29},
	title = {AAICAB 1/2, pl. 122, 1971-243 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248758},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248758},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/29/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P248758
LB  - CDLI:P248758
M1  - 2025/9/14/
TI  - AAICAB 1/2, pl. 122, 1971-243 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P248758
ER  -
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