AAICAB 1/3, pl. 250, Bod S 308 (P249207)

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 308

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

97.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 24.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 2(gesz2) 1(asz) [n] sze gur lugal
2. 5(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) [x x ...] gur#
3. 1(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2)# [x ...] gur
4. sze GAN2#-gu4
5. 1(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) [x x x] gur#
6. sze uru4-[la2] x x [...]
7. kiszib3 lugal-[inim]-gi#-na
8. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) [x] gur
9. kiszib3 ur-{gesz}gigir dumu bar-ra-an
10. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 8(disz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) gur sze GAN2-gu4
11. 5(asz) sze kar-ra gur
12. 4(u) 5(asz)# 4(barig) gur sze uru4-la2
13. kiszib3 da-da
14. 1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 1(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
15. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) ziz2 gur
16. 2(u) 6(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) gig# gur
17. sze GAN2-gu4
18. 3(gesz2) 1(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sze uru4-[la2]
19. kiszib3 a-ab-ba szabra#
20. 2(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) 3(barig) gur
21. 1(u) 3(asz) ziz2 gur#
22. 2(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) gig [gur]
23. sze# GAN2-[gu4]
24. [n] 4(u) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3# [sze gur]
25. [x] 1(ban2) ziz2 [gur]
reverse
1. [n] gig# [gur]
2. [...] x [...]
3. [x] 4(barig) 2(ban2) gur sze# [...]
4. 1(u) 2(asz) sze lu2-{d}szara2 x [...]
5. kiszib3 lugal-gesz-[...]
6. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 [sze gur]
7. 1(asz) 3(barig) ziz2 [gur]
8. a-sza3 me-en-kar2#
9. giri3 lugal-{gesz}gigir-re [...] zi3-da-ka#
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10. sze gesz-e3-a
11. gaba-ri sza3 dub-ba szabra gu4-e-ne
12. u3 lu2 i3#-dub-ka
13. giri3 ur#-{d}szara2 ka-guru7#?-lugal-ka
14. mu# [us2]-sa# a-ra2 3(disz@t)-kam si-mu-ru#-um#{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): 97.0 high × 47.0 wide × 24.0 thick
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  • primary: AAICAB 1/3, . 250, Bod S 308

    [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 308
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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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
2015-09-11 at 04:17:39 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2003-12-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 250, Bod S 308 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P249207.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 250, Bod S 308 artifact entry (No. P249207). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249207 (Original work published 2003)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 250, Bod S 308 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249207 (Accessed: November 28, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-28]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {AAICAB 1/3, pl. 250, {Bod} {S} 308 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P249207},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P249207},
}


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TI  - AAICAB 1/3, pl. 250, Bod S 308 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 250, Bod S 308 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P249207.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 250, Bod S 308 artifact entry (No. P249207). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249207 (Original work published 2003)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 250, Bod S 308 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249207 (Accessed: November 28, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-28]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {AAICAB 1/3, pl. 250, {Bod} {S} 308 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P249207},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P249207},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/6/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P249207
LB  - CDLI:P249207
M1  - 2025/11/28/
TI  - AAICAB 1/3, pl. 250, Bod S 308 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P249207
ER  -
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