AAICAB 1/3, pl. 238, Bod S 259 (P249164)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Bod S 259

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

51.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 18.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 5(gesz2)# 8(disz)# udu niga saga 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze-ta
2. 1(disz) sila3 9(disz) gin2 duh saga-ta
3. sze-bi 1(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3
4. duh# saga-bi 1(barig) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2
5. u4 1(disz)-kam u4 1(u) 2(disz)-sze3
6. sze-bi 2(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 gur
7. 5(disz)# 2(disz) udu niga saga# 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze-ta
8. [x sila3] 3(disz) [n] gin2# duh# [saga-ta]
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x
2'. [szunigin n] 4(ban2) 8(disz)# sila3 sze gur
3'. [szunigin n] 1(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 8(disz) gin2 duh saga gur
4'. sza3#-gal udu niga saga
5'. giri3 ur-{d}ma-mi
6'. iti dal
7'. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 51.0 high × 42.0 wide × 18.0 thick
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  • primary: AAICAB 1/3, . 238, Bod S 259

    [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 259
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-09-11 at 04:17:38 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2003-11-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 238, Bod S 259 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P249164.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 238, Bod S 259 artifact entry (No. P249164). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249164 (Original work published 2003)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 238, Bod S 259 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249164 (Accessed: February 28, 2026).
@misc{2025AAICAB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-28]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {AAICAB 1/3, pl. 238, {Bod} {S} 259 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P249164},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P249164},
}


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TI  - AAICAB 1/3, pl. 238, Bod S 259 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 238, Bod S 259 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P249164.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 238, Bod S 259 artifact entry (No. P249164). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249164 (Original work published 2003)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 238, Bod S 259 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249164 (Accessed: February 28, 2026).
@misc{2025AAICAB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-28]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {AAICAB 1/3, pl. 238, {Bod} {S} 259 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P249164},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P249164},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/6/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P249164
LB  - CDLI:P249164
M1  - 2026/2/28/
TI  - AAICAB 1/3, pl. 238, Bod S 259 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P249164
ER  -
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