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AAICAB 1/3, pl. 224, Bod S 189 (P249093)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 189

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

43.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
(enclosed within envelope)
envelope
obverse
1. kiszib3 bi2-du11-i3-sa6
blank space
seal impression
2. szu ba-ti
blank space
seal impression
3. 3(asz) 3(barig) zi3 dabin gur
reverse
1. ki igi-sa6-ga-ta
blank space
seal impression
seal 1
1. bi2-du11-i3-sa6
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ka-ku3
4. sagi {d}ba-ba6

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope Artifact type comments:
unopened envelope
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 43.0 high × 44.0 wide × 25.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:
unopened envelope

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: AAICAB 1/3, . 224, Bod S 189

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Bod S 189
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-06-06 at 13:58:52	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact, Other Entity	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2024-06-29 at 14:54:00	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2024-06-29 at 14:45:05	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2015-09-11 at 04:17:37	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved
2003-11-18 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (158040) (158040)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 005878 (composite) (P458588)	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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CDLI Notes: -

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“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 224, Bod S 189 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P249093.

AAICAB 1/3, pl. 224, Bod S 189 artifact entry (No. P249093). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249093 (Original work published 2003)

AAICAB 1/3, pl. 224, Bod S 189 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249093 (Accessed: July 9, 2025).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P249093},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P249093},
}

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“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 224, Bod S 189 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P249093.

AAICAB 1/3, pl. 224, Bod S 189 artifact entry (No. P249093). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249093 (Original work published 2003)

AAICAB 1/3, pl. 224, Bod S 189 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249093 (Accessed: July 9, 2025).

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