AAICAB 1/3, pl. 218, Bod S 163 (P249065)

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 S 163

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

76.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 25.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. [...]
2. ($ blank space $) [n] gesz# [...]
3. ($ blank space $) 3(disz) gesz [n]
4. ($ blank space $) 5(disz) gesz [n]
5. ($ blank space $) 1(u) 4(disz) gesz [n]
6. ($ blank space $) 1(u) 3(disz) gesz [n]
7. ($ blank space $) 3(disz) gesz 4(ban2)#
8. szunigin 4(u) 7(disz) gesz hi-[a]
9. zu2-lum-bi 2(asz) 3(barig) gur
10. {gesz}kiri6 {d}szul-gi
11. lu2-{d}ab-u2
12. ($ blank space $) 5(disz) gesz 1(ban2)
13. ($ blank space $) 2(disz) gesz 3(ban2)
14. ($ blank space $) 1(disz) gesz 2(ban2)
15. ($ blank space $) 4(disz) gesz 5(disz) sila3
reverse
1. szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) gesz hi-a
2. zu2-lum-bi 2(barig) 3(ban2)
3. {gesz}kiri6 a-du-mu
4. lugal-e2-mah-e
  blank space
5. {gesz}kiri6 kab2-du11-ga
6. iti szu-numun
  blank space

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 76.0 high × 51.0 wide × 25.0 thick
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  • primary: AAICAB 1/3, . 218, Bod S 163

    [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 S 163
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello) [uncertain]
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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 09:52:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-09-11 at 04:17:36 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2003-11-17 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 218, Bod S 163 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P249065.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 218, Bod S 163 artifact entry (No. P249065). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249065 (Original work published 2003)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 218, Bod S 163 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249065 (Accessed: August 28, 2025).
@misc{2025AAICAB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-28]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {AAICAB 1/3, pl. 218, {Bod} {S} 163 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P249065},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P249065},
}


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TI  - AAICAB 1/3, pl. 218, Bod S 163 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 218, Bod S 163 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P249065.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 218, Bod S 163 artifact entry (No. P249065). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249065 (Original work published 2003)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 218, Bod S 163 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249065 (Accessed: August 28, 2025).
@misc{2025AAICAB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-28]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {AAICAB 1/3, pl. 218, {Bod} {S} 163 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P249065},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P249065},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/6/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P249065
LB  - CDLI:P249065
M1  - 2025/8/28/
TI  - AAICAB 1/3, pl. 218, Bod S 163 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P249065
ER  -
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