AAICAB 1/3, pl. 183, Bod A 20 (P248976)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Bod A 020

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

82.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) tug2 bar-dul5 szar3
2. 2(disz) tug2 bar-dul5 ensi2#
3. 8(disz)# tug2 a-su saga#
4. 7(disz) tug2 [...] saga#
5. 5(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 ensi2
6. 3(u) tug2 a-su us2
7. 3(u)# tug2# guz-za us2
8. 5(disz)? tug2 guz-za
  5(gesz2)?
9. 1(u) 2(disz) tug2 nig2#-lam2# saga
10. 1(u) 3(disz) tug2 mu-du8-um
11. [n] 1(disz) tug2 gu2-la2 saga
12. [n] tug2# gu2-e3 saga
13. [n] tug2# nig2-sag-la2 munus saga
14. [n tug2? ...] x x si saga
15. [n tug2? ...] x x-la2 us2
reverse
1. [...] x x
2. [n tug2 ...] x x us2
3. [n tug2 ...] x x szu
4. [n] tug2# a-su gal
5. [3(disz)] tug2 a-su tur
6. 1(u) 5(disz) tug2 a-su gu2-ab-ba{ki}
7. 1(u) gada saga
8. 1(u) 6(disz) gada us2
9. 1(gesz2) 2(disz) gada du
10. 2(disz) gada sza3-ga-du3 ensi2
11. 1(disz) gada sag-ga2-sza3-gu
12. 2(disz) gada bar-si-sza3-gu
13. 2(disz) gada sza3-ga-du3 saga
14. 3(u) tug2 se11-se11-um
15. giri3 a-tu dumu ki-u?
16. iti diri sze-il2-la
17. mu e2-hur-sag ba-du3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P248976

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 82.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 24.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Bod A 020
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 157937

References

  • primary: AAICAB 1/3, . 183, Bod A 20

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2017-05-01 at 11:27:03 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-09-08 at 11:19:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-09-11 at 04:17:34 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2003-11-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 183, Bod A 20 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P248976.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 183, Bod A 20 artifact entry (No. P248976). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248976 (Original work published 2003)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 183, Bod A 20 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248976 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {AAICAB 1/3, pl. 183, {Bod} {A} 20 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248976},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248976},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 183, Bod A 20 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P248976.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 183, Bod A 20 artifact entry (No. P248976). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248976 (Original work published 2003)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 183, Bod A 20 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248976 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {AAICAB 1/3, pl. 183, {Bod} {A} 20 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248976},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248976},
}


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PY  - 2025
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TI  - AAICAB 1/3, pl. 183, Bod A 20 artifact entry
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