AAICAB 1/3, pl. 185, Bod A 24 (P248982)

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 024

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

134.0 mm × 108.0 mm × 32.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [GAN2]-gu4#
2'. [x] GAN2# sze-bi 4(asz) 4(barig) [x] sila3 gur szuku engar
3'. ab#?-ba-kal-la engar
4'. [...] 1(disz)
5'. [a]-sza3#-a-lal3 gu-la
6'. 4(bur3) 2(esze3) 4(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
7'. 2(bur3) 2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3
8'. sze-bi 3(gesz2) 2(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
9'. ur-sa6 engar
10'. 3(bur3) 2(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
11'. 2(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 ab-sin2 1(u) 1(disz)-ta
12'. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
13'. sze-bi 2(gesz2) 5(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) gur
14'. GAN2#-gu4
15'. [x] GAN2# sze-bi 8(asz) gur
16'. [szuku] engar
17'. [...] x x
18'. [...] x x
19'. [...] x x
column 2
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1'. [...] x x
2'. ($ blank space $) engar
3'. GAN2-gu4 ab-ba-kal-la
4'. 4(bur3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
5'. 2(esze3) GAN2 ziz2
6'. 1(bur3) 2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3
7'. 1(iku) GAN2 su3 ziz2
8'. sze-bi 3(gesz2) 8(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) gur
9'. ziz2-bi 2(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) gur
10'. GAN2-gu4
11'. 1(esze3) GAN2 sze-bi <...>
12'. szuku engar
13'. sza3-ba 3(u) ab-sin2 1(u) 1(disz)-ta i3-gal2
14'. ur-ki-gu-la engar
15'. 5(bur3) 1(esze3) 1/2(iku) GAN2
16'. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 ziz2#
17'. 1(esze3) GAN2 a-[til-a]
18'. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
19'. sze-bi 3(gesz2) 4(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
20'. x x [...]
column 3
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1'. x x [...]
2'. GAN2-gu4 [...]
3'. 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 7(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz)? [x] sila3 [gur]
4'. gu4-bi 5(disz) a-sza3 u3-ma-a
5'. 7(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
6'. 2(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 su3
7'. sze-bi 2(gesz2) 4(u) 8(asz) 1(barig)# 4(ban2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3
8'. gur# GAN2-gu4#
9'. [n] 1(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3
10'. 1(esze3) GAN2 sze-bi [...] szuku engar# sza3-ba 5(u) [... ab]-sin2 1(u) 1(disz)-[ta] i3-gal2 lu-lu-[... engar]
11'. 5(bur3) 2(esze3) 2(iku) [n GAN2]
12'. 1(bur3) GAN2 [...]
13'. 2(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2# [...]
14'. 1(esze3) GAN2 su3#
18'. sze-bi 1(gesz2) [n] 5(ban2) [... gur]
19'. sze#? x x [...]
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
  blank space
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. szunigin 1(szar2) 7(bur3) 2(esze3)
2'. szunigin 1(bur3) 3(iku) [n GAN2]
3'. szunigin 3(iku) GAN2# [...]
4'. szunigin 2(esze3) GAN2 [...]
5'. szunigin 2(bur'u) 1(esze3) [...]
6'. szunigin 1(iku) GAN2 su3
7'. szunigin 3(iku) GAN2 su3
8'. szunigin 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 a-til-a
9'. szunigin sze-bi 3(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 2(u) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 8(disz)
10'. szunigin ziz2-bi 4(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) gur
11'. szunigin sze-KU-bi 1(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) gur
12'. [GAN2]-gu4
column 3
  blank space
1'. [...] x x [...]
2'. [...]-kal#?-ga
3'. [...] us2#? [...] x x
4'. [...]-kal
5'. [...] x x

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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): 134.0 high × 108.0 wide × 32.0 thick
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  • primary: AAICAB 1/3, . 185, Bod A 24

    [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 024
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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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 04:17:35 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. 185, Bod A 24 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P248982.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 185, Bod A 24 artifact entry (No. P248982). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248982 (Original work published 2003)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 185, Bod A 24 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248982 (Accessed: July 13, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-13]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {AAICAB 1/3, pl. 185, {Bod} {A} 24 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248982},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248982},
}


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