AAICAB 1/3, pl. 187, Bod A 26 (P248984)

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 026

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

71.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 25.0 mm

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. giri3# lu2-[... dumu] ur-sa6#-[ga]
2'. 5(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) kiszib3 lu2#-kal#-la
3'. sa2-du11 ki-a-nag-sze3
4'. 4(asz) kiszib3 lu2-{d}ba-ba6 gur
5'. 3(asz) 3(barig) kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra
6'. 3(asz) kiszib3 ur-{d}lamma
7'. e2-gu-za-la2-me
reverse
1. 1(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) gur
2. kiszib3 USZ-gi-na
3. giri3 sanga {d}nin-gir2-su
4. 3(barig) 3(ban2) kiszib3 lugal-igi-husz
5. 1(asz) kiszib3 lu2-{d}gu3-de2-a
6. lu2 nig2-dab5-ba-me
7. 2(barig) giri3 lu2-{d}inanna gu-za-la2
8. 1(barig) giri3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 gu-za#-[la2]
9. 2(gesz2) 5(u) 6(asz) gur#
  rest broken
left
1. [mu ...] si-mu-ru-um{ki}

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 71.0 high × 44.0 wide × 25.0 thick
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  • primary: AAICAB 1/3, . 187, Bod A 26

    [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 026
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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 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
2015-09-11 at 04:17:35 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2003-11-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 187, Bod A 26 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P248984.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 187, Bod A 26 artifact entry (No. P248984). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248984 (Original work published 2003)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 187, Bod A 26 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248984 (Accessed: March 11, 2026).
@misc{2025AAICAB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-11]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {AAICAB 1/3, pl. 187, {Bod} {A} 26 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248984},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248984},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/6/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P248984
LB  - CDLI:P248984
M1  - 2026/3/11/
TI  - AAICAB 1/3, pl. 187, Bod A 26 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P248984
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 187, Bod A 26 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P248984.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 187, Bod A 26 artifact entry (No. P248984). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248984 (Original work published 2003)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 187, Bod A 26 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248984 (Accessed: March 11, 2026).
@misc{2025AAICAB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-11]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {AAICAB 1/3, pl. 187, {Bod} {A} 26 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248984},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248984},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/6/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P248984
LB  - CDLI:P248984
M1  - 2026/3/11/
TI  - AAICAB 1/3, pl. 187, Bod A 26 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P248984
ER  -
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