AAICAB 1/3, pl. 242, Bod S 278 (P249183)

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 278

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

50.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 20.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) 1(barig) sze gur
2. kiszib3 lu2-giri17-zal dumu da-du-mu
3. 1(asz) gur kiszib3 a-du-mu szu-ku6
4. 4(barig) kiszib3 lu2-ma2-gur8-re dumu lu2-su-sin2-na{ki}
5. 1(barig) kiszib3 me-we-eb
6. 4(barig) kiszib3 da-da
reverse
1. 2(u) gur kiszib3 lu2-{d}szara2 dumu al-la
2. 5(asz) gur kiszib3 ur-nigar{gar} dumu zu-zu
  blank space
3. szunigin 2(u) 9(asz) sze gur
4. sze ur5-ra sila-a gal2-la#
5. ki ad-da-ta#
6. sza3 a-pi4-sal4{ki}
7. mu ma2-gur8-mah ba-dim2

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 50.0 high × 46.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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  • primary: AAICAB 1/3, . 242, Bod S 278

    [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 278
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.08.00.00
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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
2016-12-05 at 21:26:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2015-09-11 at 04:17:39 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. 242, Bod S 278 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P249183.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 242, Bod S 278 artifact entry (No. P249183). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249183 (Original work published 2003)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 242, Bod S 278 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249183 (Accessed: March 2, 2026).
@misc{2025AAICAB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-02]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {AAICAB 1/3, pl. 242, {Bod} {S} 278 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P249183},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P249183},
}


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PY  - 2025
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TI  - AAICAB 1/3, pl. 242, Bod S 278 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 242, Bod S 278 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P249183.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 242, Bod S 278 artifact entry (No. P249183). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249183 (Original work published 2003)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 242, Bod S 278 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249183 (Accessed: March 2, 2026).
@misc{2025AAICAB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-02]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {AAICAB 1/3, pl. 242, {Bod} {S} 278 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P249183},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P249183},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/6/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P249183
LB  - CDLI:P249183
M1  - 2026/3/2/
TI  - AAICAB 1/3, pl. 242, Bod S 278 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P249183
ER  -
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