AAICAB 1/3, pl. 179, Bod A 03 (P248965)

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

Bod A 003

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

73.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 23.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 1(asz) 5(ban2) sze gur
2. 3(barig) ziz2
3. dab5 nig2-ka9-ak
4. mu e2 {d}szara2 ba-du3
5. 1(u) 2(barig) gur giri3 lu2-nam-kur-ra
6. 6(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra dumu {d}utu-mu-{d}mes-lam-ta-e3
7. 2(asz) ziz2 kiszib3 ur-mes muhaldim
8. 1(asz) 2(barig) kiszib3 a-kal-la dumu ku-li
9. 6(asz) 2(barig) gur kiszib3 ka5-a muhaldim {d}szul-pa-e3
10. 1(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) ziz2 kiszib3 ur-{d}nun-gal? [...] {d}pa-bil# [...]
11. x x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. ki?# [...]
  blank space
2'. szunigin [n] 8(disz) sila3 [...] gur#
3'. szunigin [...] gur
4'. ki ur#-[...]-ta#
5'. mu-kux(DU)
6'. kiszib3 ur-bad3-dur2-ra
7'. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 73.0 high × 50.0 wide × 23.0 thick
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  • primary: AAICAB 1/3, . 179, Bod A 03

    [Gregoire2003-DVRP2NGT] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 2003. Archives Administratives et Inscriptions Cunéiformes: Ashmolean Museum, Bodleian Collection, Oxford. Part 1/3. Contribution à l’histoire Sociale, Économique, Politique et Culturelle Du Proche-Orient Ancien. Paris: Libraire orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

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  • Museum No.: Bod A 003
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.09.00.00, Ibbi-Suen.01.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: Šū-Suen.09.00.00 to Ibbi-Suen.01.00.00

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-06-06 at 13:58:52 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact, Other Entity Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2024-06-29 at 14:54:00 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-29 at 14:45:05 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:23 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
2003-11-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 179, Bod A 03 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P248965.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 179, Bod A 03 artifact entry (No. P248965). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248965 (Original work published 2003)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 179, Bod A 03 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248965 (Accessed: July 9, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-09]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {AAICAB 1/3, pl. 179, {Bod} {A} 03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248965},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248965},
}


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