AAICAB 1/3, pl. 222, Bod S 176 (P249078)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), 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 S 176

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

42.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(barig) sze# lugal
2. sza3-gal {ansze}kunga2
3. ki sukkal#-mah
4. ki-su7 uszur-a-sza3-la2-mah-ta
5. ki ka-guru7-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 na-silim dumu ur-{d}lamma szusz3-lugal
2. ugu2 ur-{d}suen ga2-ga2-dam
3. iti sze-sag11-ku5
  blank space
  seal impression
4. mu us2-sa sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. na-silim
2. dumu ur-{d}lamma
3. szusz3 lugal

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003869 (composite) (P456579) S003869 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P249078

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 42.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 15.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Bod S 176
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 158027

References

  • primary: AAICAB 1/3, . 222, Bod S 176

    [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
2016-04-08 at 08:49:19 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-09-11 at 04:17:37 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2003-11-17 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 222, Bod S 176 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P249078.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 222, Bod S 176 artifact entry (No. P249078). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249078 (Original work published 2003)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 222, Bod S 176 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249078 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 222, Bod S 176 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P249078.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 222, Bod S 176 artifact entry (No. P249078). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249078 (Original work published 2003)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 222, Bod S 176 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249078 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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