AAICAB 1/3, pl. 239, Bod S 262 (P249167)

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 262

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

48.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) ad3
2. e2 {d}szara2-ta
3. 2(disz) {d}dumu-zi
4. 1(disz) {d}nin-sun2
5. 1(disz) {d}szul-gi
6. 1(disz) {d}amar-{d}suen
7. 2(disz) {d}szu-{d}suen
8. 1(disz) {d}szu-{d}suen 2(disz)-kam
reverse
  blank space
1. szunigin 1(u) 3(disz) ad3
2. mu-kux(DU)
3. iti {d}dumu-zi
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P249167

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 48.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 17.0 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 262
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 158113

References

  • primary: AAICAB 1/3, . 239, Bod S 262

    [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
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

Cite this Artifacts

“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 239, Bod S 262 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P249167.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 239, Bod S 262 artifact entry (No. P249167). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249167 (Original work published 2003)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 239, Bod S 262 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249167 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P249167},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P249167},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 239, Bod S 262 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P249167.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 239, Bod S 262 artifact entry (No. P249167). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249167 (Original work published 2003)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 239, Bod S 262 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249167 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P249167},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P249167},
}


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M1  - 2026/4/8/
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