AAICAB 1/3, pl. 223, Bod S 184 (P249087)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 184

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

47.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Has fragments Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) dabin gur lugal
2. ki szesz-kal-la muhaldim-ta
3. lugal-nesag-e
4. dumu bar-an-ra-ke4
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
2. ka2-mah {d}inanna-ta
3. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
4. mu us2-sa si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
  written ... um ba ki hul
envelope
obverse
1. [ki] szesz#-kal-la-ta
  blank space
  seal impression
2. [lugal]-nesag#-e szu ba-ti#
reverse
1. [...]
  blank space
  seal impression
seal 1
1. lugal-nesag-e
2. dub-sar
3. dumu bar-ra-an
  according to Mayr

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 014159 (composite) (P519529) S014159 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

P249087 leadP249087 lead

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P249087

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 47.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 25.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation Fragmented

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Bod S 184
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 158035

References

  • primary: AAICAB 1/3, . 223, Bod S 184

    [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
2023-07-16 at 11:56:33 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2022-02-27 at 10:08:50 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2015-09-11 at 04:17:37 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2003-11-17 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 223, Bod S 184 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P249087.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 223, Bod S 184 artifact entry (No. P249087). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249087 (Original work published 2003)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 223, Bod S 184 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249087 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P249087},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P249087},
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Cite this Artifacts

“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 223, Bod S 184 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P249087.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 223, Bod S 184 artifact entry (No. P249087). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249087 (Original work published 2003)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 223, Bod S 184 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249087 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P249087},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P249087},
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