AAICAB 1/3, pl. 242, Bod S 280 (P249185)

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 280

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

45.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. tu-ra-am3
 en: The sick one
2. ad-da
 en: Adda
3. i3-usz2
 en: has died;
  blank space
  seal impression
reverse
  blank space
  seal impression
1. iti min-esz3
 en: month: “mineš,”
2. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal na-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2-la2 mu-du3
 en: year: “Šu-Suen, the king, Grand-Stele of Enlil erected.”
seal 1
1. lu2-kal-la
 en: Lukalla,
2. dub-sar
 en: scribe,
3. dumu ur-e11-e szusz3
 en: son of Ur-e’e, cattle manager.

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 002932.2 (composite) (P533566) S002932.2 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P249185

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 45.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Bod S 280
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 158131

References

  • primary: AAICAB 1/3, . 242, Bod S 280

    [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
2016-12-15 at 17:06:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-06-14 at 12:41:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:06:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2003-12-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 242, Bod S 280 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P249185.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 242, Bod S 280 artifact entry (No. P249185). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249185 (Original work published 2003)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 242, Bod S 280 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249185 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {AAICAB 1/3, pl. 242, {Bod} {S} 280 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P249185},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P249185},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 242, Bod S 280 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P249185.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 242, Bod S 280 artifact entry (No. P249185). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249185 (Original work published 2003)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 242, Bod S 280 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249185 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P249185},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P249185},
}


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DA  - 2025/6/6/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P249185
LB  - CDLI:P249185
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - AAICAB 1/3, pl. 242, Bod S 280 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P249185
ER  -
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