AAICAB 1/3, pl. 191-192, Bod A 37 (P248995)

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 037

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

149.0 mm × 104.0 mm × 41.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 5(disz) gurusz 1(barig) sze lugal-ta
2. sze-bi 1(asz) gur
3. dumu-diri-me
4. iti sze-sag11-ku5
5. 8(asz)# gur
6. [...]-ka?-ta
7. [...] gur
8. [iti ezem-{d}]dumu#-zi
9. [...] gur
10. [iti ezem-{d}]szul#-gi
11. [...] gur
12. [iti ezem]-{d}ba-ba6
13. [...] gur
14. iti# mu#-szu-du7
15. 8(asz) gur
16. iti amar-a-a-si
17. 8(asz) gur
18. iti sze-sag11-ku5
19. kiszib3-bi 5(disz)-am3
20. kiszib3 lugal-ma2-gur8-re
21. 1(u) engar dumu-da-ba 2(barig)-ta
22. 1(u) sza3-gu4 dumu [...]-x 1(barig)-ta
23. [n] 4(asz) gur#
column 2
1. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
2. kiszib3 ur-{d}lamma szabra
3. 1(u) 6(disz) gurusz 1(barig)-ta
4. 2(disz) gurusz 4(ban2)-ta
5. sze-bi 3(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) gur
6. erin2 bala gub-ba
7. iti amar-a-a-si
8. 2(u) 7(disz) gurusz 1(barig)-ta
9. 1(disz) gurusz 4(ban2)
10. sze-bi 3(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) gur
11. erin2 bala tusz-a
12. iti sze-sag11-ku5
13. kiszib3 lugal-ma2-gur8-re
  blank space
14. sze erin2-e szu ti-a
15. 6(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
16. mu hu-wa-sa6-sze3#
17. kiszib3 ur-mes
column 3
1. sze ur5-ra [...]
2. 9(asz) 2(barig) [x x gur]
3. du6-sa-sahar{ki}-ta#
4. kiszib3 nu-tuku
5. sze ur5-ra sipa [...]-KU gab2-us2 gab2-[ra2?]-me [...]
  blank space
6. 1(u) 5(asz) sze numun a szukur# en-na#
7. 3(asz) 2(barig) sze a szukur bala#
8. e2 ur-sa6-ga#{ki}-ta#
9. kiszib3 ur-{d}lamma#
10. dumu ur-{d}suen
11. 2(asz) gur
12. mu tesz2-tesz2-sze3#
13. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-[...] dumu ur-{d}dumu-[zi]
  blank space
14. nu?# [...]
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. 2(asz) [...]
2'. a-x x [...]
3'. 1(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) [x x gur]
column 2
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. 2(asz) ur-[...]
5. a-sza3 gesz-[...]
6. kiszib3 nu-[tuku]
  blank space
7. sze ur5-ra giri3-[se3]-ga
8. 4(u) 2(asz) gur#
9. sze numun a-sza3 du6-[...]
10. ki la-gi-ib-ta#
11. kiszib3 ur-{d}lamma szabra#
  blank space
12. mu ha-ar-szi{ki}
13. 5(asz) nu-banda3-gu4-me
14. 1(u) engar 1(asz)-ta
15. i3-dub-u-sza-a-LUM-ta
16. ki ur-{d}lamma-ta
17. 5(disz) engar 1(asz)-ta
18. ki ur-{d}lamma-ta
  blank space
19. sze ur5-ra giri3-se3-ga
column 3
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
  blank space
4. 4(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) gur
5. sze ur5-ra erin2-na
6. kiszib3 ugula-a-ne
7. ur-{d}lamma-ke4 tum3-dam
8. mu ur-{d}lamma-sze3
9. kiszib3 du-du
  blank space
10. 1(u) 2(asz) gur
11. ki ur-{d}lamma-ta
12. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
13. dumu ur-{d}nansze
14. 4(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) gur
15. lugal-engar szu ba-ti
16. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
17. dumu ur-{d}nansze
18. 4(asz) sze numun-sze3
19. mu lugal-engar-sze3
20. kiszib3 ur-esz3-ku3-ga
21. 1(barig) sze-numun mur-gu4 a2 hun-ga2 u3 sze-ba
22. ki lu2-{d}nin-szubur-ta
23. kiszib3 lugal-engar
24. 1(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) sze-numun
25. 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze-ba
left
column 1
1. mu lugal-engar-sze3#
2. kiszib3 ur-esz3-ku3-ga
column 2
1. 1(disz) [...]
2. 2(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) a2 hun-ga2
3. 4(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) sza3-gal erin2
column 3
1. 5(asz) sza3-gal engar
2. kiszib3 ur-{d}lamma
3. dumu ur-{d}suen
column 4
1. 6(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze-sa naga3 ag-ga
2. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 8(asz) gur
column 5
1. giri3 [...]
2. kiszib3 lugal#?-[...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.48.06.00 to Šulgi.48.07.00 Šulgi.48.08.00 Šulgi.48.09.00 Šulgi.48.10.00 Šulgi.48.11.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P248995

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 149.0 mm × 104.0 mm × 41.0 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 037
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 157953

References

  • primary: AAICAB 1/3, . 191-192, Bod A 37

    [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
2015-12-20 at 16:15:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-09-11 at 04:17:35 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. 191-192, Bod A 37 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P248995.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 191-192, Bod A 37 artifact entry (No. P248995). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248995 (Original work published 2003)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 191-192, Bod A 37 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248995 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 191-192, Bod A 37 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P248995.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 191-192, Bod A 37 artifact entry (No. P248995). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248995 (Original work published 2003)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 191-192, Bod A 37 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248995 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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