AAICAB 1/3, pl. 194, Bod A 45 (P249001)

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 045

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

83.0 mm × 62.0 mm × 28.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] x [x]
2. [n] x tug2 szar3 e2-ba-[an]
3. [...]-bi 3(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na
4. [n] 2(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 us2 {d}szu-{d}suen
5. [n] tug2# a2-gu4-hu-um us2
6. [n] tug2# nig2-lam2 us2 |ZI&ZI|
7. [n] tug2# nig2-lam2 us2
8. [n tug2 guz]-za us2
9. [n tug2 ...] x x us2
  rest broken
column 2
1. [...]
2. [...] ma-na# [...]
3. 5(u) 2(disz) tug2 x x [...]
4. ki-la2-bi 2(asz) [n gu2 n] 1/2(disz) ma-na [...]
5. 1(disz) tug2 sag [...]
6. 3(disz) tug2 bar-[...]
7. ki-la2-bi 1(asz) [...]
8. 1(disz)# x x x [...]
9. [ki-la2]-bi [...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
  blank space
1'. szunigin 4(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz) tug2 [...]
2'. szunigin 5(u) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) tug2 gada x x [...]
3'. ki-la2 siki-bi 1(u) 1(disz) [n gu2] 4(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na [...]
4'. ki-la2 gu-bi [...] 2(u) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) ma#-[na]
  blank space
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-gi-na
2'. [...]{ki}-ka
3'. [...]-{d#}nansze# dumu ur#-{d}ig-alim
4'. giri3# ur-{d}ba-ba6 di-ku5
5'. u3 giri3 ur-{d}nin-mug dub-sar
6'. iti GAN2-masz
  blank space
7'. [mu] {d#}i-bi2-[{d}]suen# lugal

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 83.0 high × 62.0 wide × 28.0 thick
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  • primary: AAICAB 1/3, . 194, Bod A 45

    [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 045
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.01.01.00
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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. 194, Bod A 45 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P249001.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 194, Bod A 45 artifact entry (No. P249001). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249001 (Original work published 2003)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 194, Bod A 45 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249001 (Accessed: July 28, 2025).
@misc{2025AAICAB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-28]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {AAICAB 1/3, pl. 194, {Bod} {A} 45 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P249001},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P249001},
}


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DA  - 2025/6/6/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P249001
LB  - CDLI:P249001
M1  - 2025/7/28/
TI  - AAICAB 1/3, pl. 194, Bod A 45 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 194, Bod A 45 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P249001.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 194, Bod A 45 artifact entry (No. P249001). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249001 (Original work published 2003)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 194, Bod A 45 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249001 (Accessed: July 28, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-28]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {AAICAB 1/3, pl. 194, {Bod} {A} 45 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P249001},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P249001},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/6/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P249001
LB  - CDLI:P249001
M1  - 2025/7/28/
TI  - AAICAB 1/3, pl. 194, Bod A 45 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P249001
ER  -
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