AAICAB 1/2, pl. 157, 1971-400 (P248912)

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 1971-0400

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

84.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 25.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 2(asz) saga 1(u) du ha-la
2. 7(asz) la2 2(disz@t) saga 4(asz) du ur-{d}asznan
3. 5(asz) la2 2(disz@t) saga a-gi4-gi4
4. 1(u) saga 3(asz) la2 2(disz@t) du sza3-ad-da
5. 8(asz) saga 3(asz) du a-lu5-lu5
6. 6(asz) la2 2(disz@t) saga 6(asz) du bala-saga
7. 3(asz) saga 4(asz) du lugal-ezem
8. 7(asz) saga 5(asz) du ab-ba
9. 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) du {d}szara2-zi
10. 3(asz) la2 2(disz@t) 1(u) 1(ban2) du {d}szakkan2-an-dul3!
11. 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) du a2-na-na
12. 6(asz) saga 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) du ur-ge6-par3
13. 5(asz) la2 2(disz@t) saga 1(u) du bad3
14. 4(asz) la2 2(disz@t) saga 3(asz) la2 1(disz@t) du ma2
15. 1(asz) saga 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) du ur4
16. 2(asz) saga ur-{d}ba-ba6
reverse
1. 7(asz) du ensi2
2. 5(asz) saga 8(asz) du ur-e2-mah
3. 5(asz) la2 2(disz@t) 7(asz) du mu-zu
4. 3(asz) du ur-mes
5. 3(asz) du a-al-li2
6. 5(asz) saga 7(asz) 1(ban2) 1(disz) ku3-zu
7. 5(disz) la2 2(disz@t) saga 5(asz) du da-a [...]
8. 4(asz) saga {d}utu-ba-ni
  blank space
9. szunigin 4(asz) kasz saga gur
10. szunigin 6(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) kasz du gur
11. zi-ga u4 2(u) la2# 1(disz@t)#-kam#
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12.a. 3(u) 9(disz@v)
12.b. 1(disz) 4(u) 8(disz@v)
  both sub-lines rotated 90 degrees

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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): 84.0 high × 45.0 wide × 25.0 thick
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  • primary: AAICAB 1/2, pl. 157, 1971-400

    [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 1971-0400
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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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
2019-02-10 at 02:35:55 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-09-11 at 04:17:34 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. 157, 1971-400 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P248912.
AAICAB 1/2, pl. 157, 1971-400 artifact entry (No. P248912). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248912 (Original work published 2004)
AAICAB 1/2, pl. 157, 1971-400 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248912 (Accessed: October 21, 2025).
@misc{2024AAICAB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 29},
	title = {AAICAB 1/2, pl. 157, 1971-400 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248912},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248912},
}


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DA  - 2024/6/29/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P248912
LB  - CDLI:P248912
M1  - 2025/10/21/
TI  - AAICAB 1/2, pl. 157, 1971-400 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/2, Pl. 157, 1971-400 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P248912.
AAICAB 1/2, pl. 157, 1971-400 artifact entry (No. P248912). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248912 (Original work published 2004)
AAICAB 1/2, pl. 157, 1971-400 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248912 (Accessed: October 21, 2025).
@misc{2024AAICAB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 29},
	title = {AAICAB 1/2, pl. 157, 1971-400 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248912},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248912},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/29/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P248912
LB  - CDLI:P248912
M1  - 2025/10/21/
TI  - AAICAB 1/2, pl. 157, 1971-400 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P248912
ER  -
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