AAICAB 1/3, pl. 248, Bod S 304 (P249203)

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 304

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

128.0 mm × 59.0 mm × 26.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 4(ban2)# 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 i3-du10-ga gesz gal-gal
2. gesz-e gu7-bi 4(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 1/2(disz) gin2
3. erin-bi 5(disz) ma-na 8(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2
4. za-ba-lum-bi 5(disz) ma-na 8(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2
5. szu-ur2-me-bi 5(disz) ma-na 8(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2
6. GIR2@g-bi 5(disz) ma-na 8(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2
7. gi-bi 5(disz) ma-na 8(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2
8. dam-sze-lum-bi 5(disz) ma-na 8(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2
9. ar-ga-num2-bi 3(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2
10. en-mur-bi 3(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2
11. SZIM-du10-bi 3(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2
12. 2/3(disz) gin2
13. i3-gi4-tum-bi 3(disz) 1/3(disz)# ma-na 5(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2
14. SZIM-GAN2-bi 5(disz) sila3 8(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2
15. sze-li-bi 5(disz) sila3 8(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2
16. SZIM-gam-gam-ma-bi 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 4(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2
17. gu4-ku-ru-bi 6(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
18. sag hirinx(KWU318)-na-bi 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 4(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2
19. SZIM-im-bi 3(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2
  blank space
20. kasz saga-bi 5(ban2) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 6(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
reverse
1. bappir saga-bi 3(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2
2. ba-ba munu3-bi 5(disz) sila3 8(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2
3. esza-bi 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 4(disz) [1/3(disz)?] gin2
4. zu2-lum-bi 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 4(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2
5. ga-UD@g-bi 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2
6. {gesz}pesz3# sze#-[er-gu]-bi# 1(disz) 2/3(disz) kusz3
  blank space
7. SZIM-i3-a de6-a
8. ur-e11-e-ka
9. sza3 a-pi4-sal4{ki}
  blank space
10. mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 128.0 high × 59.0 wide × 26.0 thick
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  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: AAICAB 1/3, . 248, Bod S 304

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Bod S 304
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain] Provenience Comments:

    a-pi4-sal4

  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.03.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-06-06 at 13:58:52 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact, Other Entity Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2024-06-29 at 14:54:00 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-29 at 14:45:05 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2015-11-06 at 09:34:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-09-11 at 04:17:39 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2003-11-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 248, Bod S 304 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P249203.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 248, Bod S 304 artifact entry (No. P249203). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249203 (Original work published 2003)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 248, Bod S 304 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249203 (Accessed: July 25, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-25]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {AAICAB 1/3, pl. 248, {Bod} {S} 304 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P249203},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P249203},
}


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TI  - AAICAB 1/3, pl. 248, Bod S 304 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 248, Bod S 304 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P249203.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 248, Bod S 304 artifact entry (No. P249203). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249203 (Original work published 2003)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 248, Bod S 304 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249203 (Accessed: July 25, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-25]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {AAICAB 1/3, pl. 248, {Bod} {S} 304 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P249203},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P249203},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/6/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P249203
LB  - CDLI:P249203
M1  - 2025/7/25/
TI  - AAICAB 1/3, pl. 248, Bod S 304 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P249203
ER  -
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