AAICAB 1/3, pl. 224, Bod S 188 (P249092)

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 188

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

39.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
  (enclosed in envelope)
envelope
obverse
1. 5(asz) sze gur lugal
2. ki ad-da-ta
  blank space
  seal impression
3. szesz-kal-la
4. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la
  blank space
  seal impression
2. mu an-sza-<an>{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lugal-si-NE-e#
2. ARAD2 {d}szara2
3. dumu sa6-mu#

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 003667 (composite) (P456377) S003667 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P249092

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened envelope
Dimensions 39.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 23.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

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 188
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 158039

References

  • primary: AAICAB 1/3, . 224, Bod S 188

    [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
2014-09-30 at 16:28:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Linkohr, Oleg CDLI Approved View
2014-09-21 at 14:54:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Linkohr, Oleg CDLI Approved View
2014-05-14 at 18:03:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:45:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2010-09-28 at 09:43:19 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2003-11-18 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 224, Bod S 188 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P249092.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 224, Bod S 188 artifact entry (No. P249092). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249092 (Original work published 2003)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 224, Bod S 188 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249092 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P249092},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P249092},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 224, Bod S 188 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P249092.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 224, Bod S 188 artifact entry (No. P249092). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249092 (Original work published 2003)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 224, Bod S 188 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249092 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P249092},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P249092},
}


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