AAICAB 1/3, pl. 244, Bod S 291 (P249196)

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 291

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 × 43.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(asz) sze gur lugal
2. mu a-ab-ba-sze3
3. 2(asz) sze gur lugal
4. mu lugal-gu4-e-sze3
5. sze ur5-ra udu-sze3
6. ki ad-da-ta
7. e2# nigar{gar} [...]
reverse
1. [x]-zu-zu
2. szu ba-ti
3. e2#-duru5 [sahar-u2]-u2{ki#}-ta
4. iti ezem# dal
  sic ?
5. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul mu us2-sa-a-bi
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P249196

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 48.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 19.0 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 291
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 158142

References

  • primary: AAICAB 1/3, . 244, Bod S 291

    [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
2015-09-11 at 04:17:39 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2003-11-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 244, Bod S 291 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P249196.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 244, Bod S 291 artifact entry (No. P249196). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249196 (Original work published 2003)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 244, Bod S 291 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249196 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P249196},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P249196},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 244, Bod S 291 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P249196.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 244, Bod S 291 artifact entry (No. P249196). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249196 (Original work published 2003)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 244, Bod S 291 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249196 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P249196},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P249196},
}


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PY  - 2025
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M1  - 2026/11/2/
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