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AAICAB 1/2, pl. 162, 1974-582 (P248921)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), 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 1974-0582

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

48.0 mm × 53.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. x x [...]
2'. 3(bur3) 4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta#
3'. a-sza3 {d}nin-mar-ki gu2-[ab-ba{ki}]
4'. 1(bur'u) 7(bur3) 2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta#
5'. 1(bur'u) 7(bur3) 2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
6'. 6(bur3) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig)-ta
7'. 5(iku) a2-sze3# GAN2#
8'. a-sza3-mah
9'. 1(bur'u) 4(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta#
reverse
1'. 2(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
2'. a-sza3 kur-u2-ga
3'. 3(disz) amar 1(barig) 3(ban2) [...]
4'. sze-bi 4(barig) 3(ban2) [...]
5'. 1(asz) ugu2 a-kal-la# ba-a-gar
6'. 5(asz) kiszib3 ur-szu-ga-lam-ma mu# x-x-da iri-sze3 kiszib3 ur-szu-ga-lam-ma [...]
7'. ugu2 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ka# [...]-dam#
8'. [szunigin] 1(szar2) 3(bur'u) 7(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku)# GAN2 [...]
9'. [...] 2(bur'u) 2(bur3) 1(esze3) [...]
10'. [sze]-bi 3(gesz2) 4(asz) [x gur]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 48.0 high × 53.0 wide × 26.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
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Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: AAICAB 1/2, pl. 162, 1974-582

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Ashm 1974-0582
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-29 at 14:37:48	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2017-03-03 at 09:52:22	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2015-09-11 at 04:17:34	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved
2004-09-29 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

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Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (158627) (158627)

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Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/2, Pl. 162, 1974-582 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P248921.

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 162, 1974-582 artifact entry (No. P248921). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248921 (Original work published 2004)

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 162, 1974-582 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248921 (Accessed: December 24, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 29},
	title = {AAICAB 1/2, pl. 162, 1974-582 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248921},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248921},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/2, Pl. 162, 1974-582 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P248921.

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 162, 1974-582 artifact entry (No. P248921). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248921 (Original work published 2004)

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 162, 1974-582 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248921 (Accessed: December 24, 2025).

@misc{2024AAICAB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 29},
	title = {AAICAB 1/2, pl. 162, 1974-582 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248921},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248921},
}

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DA  - 2024/6/29/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P248921
LB  - CDLI:P248921
M1  - 2025/12/24/
TI  - AAICAB 1/2, pl. 162, 1974-582 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P248921
ER  -