AAICAB 1/3, pl. 184, Bod A 23 (P248980)

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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Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Bod A 023

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

125.0 mm × 162.0 mm × 44.0 mm

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
column 1'
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. [...] x x
  blank space
5. [szunigin n] udu
6. [...]-da
7. [x] udu dub-sag
8. [n] 3(gesz2)! udu
9. [x] sila4
10. [sza3] szid-da
11. [...] x ka5-a
12. [n] 2(u) udu dub-sag
13. [n] 3(gesz2) udu 1(u) 1(disz) sila4
14. [n ...] dun4# sila4
  rest broken
column 2'
1. [n] 5(disz) udu dub-sag
2. [n] 7(disz) udu 2(disz) dun4# udu#
3. 6(disz)# sila4 2(disz) dun4 sila4
4. sza3 szid-da
  blank space
5. szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(u) 3(disz) udu
6. szunigin 8(disz) sila4
7. lu2-{d}ba-ba6
8. 7(disz) udu 1(disz) sila4
9. dub-sag
10. 3(u) 3(disz) udu 3(disz) dun4 udu
11. 7(disz) sila4 1(disz) dun4 sila4
12. sza3 szid-da
  blank space
13. szunigin 4(u) 3(disz) [n] udu
14. szunigin 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) sila4
15. ku5-da
16. [n udu] dub#-sag
17. [...] sila4#
  rest broken
column 3'
1. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz)# udu
2. szunigin 3(u) 3(disz) sila4
3. szu-[u2?]-u2
4. 7(disz)? udu dub-sag
5. 1(u) 4(disz)!? udu!# 3(disz) sila4
6. sza3 szid-da
  blank space
7. szunigin 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) udu#
8. szunigin 3(disz) sila4#
9. lu2-sipa-da
10. 4(disz) udu dub-sag
11. 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) udu# 1(disz)? [n] sila4#
12. x x [...] x x dun4# sila4#
13. sza3 szid-da
14. szunigin 2(u) 3(disz) udu
15. szunigin 3(disz) sila4
16. [...] x x-ra
17. [x udu dub]-sag#
18. [x udu x] sila4#
  rest broken
column 4'
1. szunigin 2(disz) [n ...]
2. szunigin 3(disz) [...]
3. mu-[...]
4. 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) udu 2(disz) sila4
5. dub-sag
6. 2(u) 5(disz) udu 2(disz) dun4 udu
7. 6(disz) sila4
8. sza3 szid-da
9. szunigin# 4(u) 6(disz) udu
10. szunigin 8(disz) sila4
11. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
12. 6(disz) udu dub-sag
13. 2(u) 1(disz) udu 5(disz) sila4
14. sza3 szid-da
15. szunigin 2(u) 7(disz) udu
16. szunigin 5(disz) sila4
17. nam-ha-ni
18. 1(disz) sila4 dub-sag
19. 2(disz) udu 2(disz) sila4
20. sza3 szid-da
21. lu2 e2-dingir-ka
22. [n udu? dub]-sag#
  rest broken
column 5'
1. szunigin# 2(disz) [sila4]
2. [x]-{d#}[...]
3. 5(disz) [...]
4. 2(u) udu 2(disz) [sila4]
5. sza3 szid-da#
6. szunigin 3(u) la2 2(disz@t) udu#
7. szunigin 4(disz) sila4#
8. an-na-bi2-kusz2
9. 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) udu dub-sag
10. 1(u) 2(disz) udu 4(disz) sila4
11. sza3 szid-da
12. szunigin 2(u) 1(disz) udu
13. szunigin 4(disz) sila4
14. ur-mes dumu igi-i3-tuku
15. 3(disz) udu dub-sag
16. 2(disz) udu 1(disz) dun4 udu
17. sza3 szid-da
18. szunigin 6(disz) [udu]
  rest broken
reverse
  broken

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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
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 125.0 high × 162.0 wide × 44.0 thick
  • Weight:
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: AAICAB 1/3, . 184, Bod A 23

    [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 023
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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  • Findspot Square:
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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
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. 184, Bod A 23 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P248980.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 184, Bod A 23 artifact entry (No. P248980). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248980 (Original work published 2003)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 184, Bod A 23 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248980 (Accessed: July 19, 2025).
@misc{2025AAICAB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-19]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {AAICAB 1/3, pl. 184, {Bod} {A} 23 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248980},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248980},
}


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