AAICAB 1/3, pl. 182, Bod A 14 (P248973)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 014

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

54.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 31.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
  (enclosed within unopened envelope)
envelope
obverse
1. 3(asz) sze gur x x [...]
2. sza3 3(asz) [...] x x-ta#
3. ki ur#-[...] x x [...]-ta#
4. mu ur-{d}nin-gesz#-zi-da
5. dumu lugal-sa6#-ga#-sze3
reverse
1. kiszib3 ur-{d}szusz3-{d}ba-ba6 dumu na-ib2-[...]
2. sze pi-li-ha-ta
  blank space
  seal impression
3. iti sze-sag11-ku5
4. mu na-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-du3
seal 1
1. ur-{d}szusz3-{d}ba-ba6
2. dub-sar
3. dumu na-[...]

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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 & envelope Artifact type comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 54.0 high × 48.0 wide × 31.0 thick
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  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope

  • primary: AAICAB 1/3, . 182, Bod A 14

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Bod A 014
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.06.11.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-02-26 at 08:58:56 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2026-02-25 at 21:49:33 Alezzy, Abdalmukarim Transliteration Alezzy, Abdalmukarim Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2025-06-06 at 13:58:52 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata, Other metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-06-29 at 14:54:00 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-29 at 14:45:05 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-02-23 at 07:40:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-09-11 at 04:17:34 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2003-11-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005685 (composite) (P478018) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifacts

“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 182, Bod A 14 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P248973.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 182, Bod A 14 artifact entry (No. P248973). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248973 (Original work published 2003)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 182, Bod A 14 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248973 (Accessed: March 8, 2026).
@misc{2025AAICAB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-08]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {AAICAB 1/3, pl. 182, {Bod} {A} 14 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248973},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248973},
}


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TI  - AAICAB 1/3, pl. 182, Bod A 14 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 182, Bod A 14 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P248973.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 182, Bod A 14 artifact entry (No. P248973). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248973 (Original work published 2003)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 182, Bod A 14 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248973 (Accessed: March 8, 2026).
@misc{2025AAICAB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-08]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {AAICAB 1/3, pl. 182, {Bod} {A} 14 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248973},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248973},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/6/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P248973
LB  - CDLI:P248973
M1  - 2026/3/8/
TI  - AAICAB 1/3, pl. 182, Bod A 14 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P248973
ER  -
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