AAICAB 1/3, pl. 249, Bod S 307 (P249206)

Administrative tablet excavated in Zabalam (mod. Tall Ibzaīykh), 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 307

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Zabalam (mod. Tall Ibzaīykh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

97.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(esze3) GAN2 sze-ba u3 x 3(asz) gur
2. al-la aga3-us2 lugal
3. 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 4(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)# gur esz2-zi
4. 1/2(iku) GAN2 2(barig) 3(ban2) ur-{d#}igi-husz-mah
5. 1/2(iku) GAN2 3(ban2) [x]-gi-mu
6. 1/4(iku) GAN2 5(ban2) ziz2 [sze] sar szu-{d}er3-ra
7. 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(barig) tab-be-li2
8. 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ur-{d}igi-husz
9. 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze sar a-gu
10. 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 sze sar na-na-ti
11. 1/4(iku) GAN2 3(barig) 2(ban2)
12. giri3-ni-i3-sa6 uru4-la2-am3
13. 2(esze3) GAN2 sze-bi#
14. 1(u) 2(asz) [n] gur al-[x]-ni-ka
15. 3(iku) GAN2#? [n] 5(asz) gur
16. giri3#-ni#-i3#-sa6
17. [n] GAN2# 2(asz) gur
reverse
1. [...]-ga2-ta [...]-an
2. [n] 4(u) sar x numun x 3(gesz2)? 2(u) 2(disz)-ta igi-sag 1/3(disz) sila3-ta
3. 5(ban2) sze sar [x]-MUSZ3-me
4. [n?] 2(barig) 3(disz) sar LAGAB#-BI?
5. ur-{d}a-szar2
6. 1(barig)# 3(u) sar LAGAB-BI
7. na-na-ti
8. 5(u)# sar LAGAB-BI
9. al-la aga3-us2
10. 2(disz) sar szu-{d}er3-ra
11. 2(disz) sar x-x-x
12. 3(disz) sar lagab 3(disz)-ta igi-sag 1/2(disz) sila3-ta
13. er3-re-eb
14. 3(disz) sar x a-gu
  blank space
15. a-sza3 gid2-da buru14 sza3 zabala3{ki}
16. giri3 lu2-{d}nam2-an-dul3 u3 szesz-kal-la
17. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e bad3 mar-tu mu-du3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P249206

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 97.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 25.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Zabalam (mod. Tall Ibzaīykh) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Bod S 307
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 158150

References

  • primary: AAICAB 1/3, . 249, Bod S 307

    [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
2021-06-15 at 13:16:07 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2021-05-07 at 10:31:38 Firth, Richard Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2015-09-11 at 04:17:39 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2003-12-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 249, Bod S 307 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P249206.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 249, Bod S 307 artifact entry (No. P249206). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249206 (Original work published 2003)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 249, Bod S 307 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249206 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 249, Bod S 307 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P249206.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 249, Bod S 307 artifact entry (No. P249206). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249206 (Original work published 2003)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 249, Bod S 307 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249206 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P249206},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P249206},
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