AAICAB 1/3, pl. 180, Bod A 05 (P248968)

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 005 ?

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

90.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 25.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. [n] sa gu2 5(disz)!# gin2-ta
2. lugal#?-siki-gid2
3. [n] ur-mes
4. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) [x] lu2-e2#-esz2?-a
5. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 3(u) lu2#-muszen
6. 3(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) lu2-{d}nin-mar-ki
7. 2(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 3(u) lugal-im-ru-a
8. [n] ku5-da
9. 1(gesz2) da-a-da
10. 4(gesz2) ab-ba-gu-la
11. 4(gesz2) 3(u) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
12. 9(gesz2)# giri3-ni-i3-sa6 9(gesz2)#
13. 8(gesz2) lugal#-[...]
14. 3(gesz2) [n ...] 3(gesz2) [n]
reverse
1. [...]
2. [x] ba-gu-gu#
3. 3(gesz'u) 2(gesz2)?# ba-zi dumu {d}utu-ba-e3#
  blank space
4. szunigin 2(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) sa gu 5(disz) gin2-ta
5. a2 gesz-gar-ra
6. ugula usz-bar-ke4-ne szu ba-ti-a
7. iti amar-a a-si
8. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e na-ru2-a-mah {d}en#-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-la2 mu-ne-du3

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 90.0 high × 51.0 wide × 25.0 thick
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  • primary: AAICAB 1/3, . 180, Bod A 05

    [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 005 ?
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.06.10.00
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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
2021-06-15 at 13:16:07 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2018-07-15 at 04:20:50 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:12 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. 180, Bod A 05 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P248968.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 180, Bod A 05 artifact entry (No. P248968). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248968 (Original work published 2003)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 180, Bod A 05 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248968 (Accessed: July 16, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-16]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {AAICAB 1/3, pl. 180, {Bod} {A} 05 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248968},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248968},
}


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