AAICAB 1/1, pl. 017, 1922-10 (P249223)

Tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), 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

Ashm 1922-0010

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Metamorphic rock > Marble

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

-

Measurements

285.0 mm × 167.0 mm × 60.0 mm

Modern forgery

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 4(disz) u8 3(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz) udu-nita2 2(u) 5(disz) kir11 2(u) 5(disz) sila4-nita2 5(disz) masz2 sag
2. szunigin 6(gesz2) 7(disz) udu hi-a gub-ba-am3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 na-gada 4(gesz2) 6(disz) u8
3. 1(u) 3(disz) udu-nita2 1(u) 2(disz) kir11 1(u) 1(disz) sila4-nita2 szunigin 1(gesz'u)! 2(u) 2(disz) udu hi-a ip-ti-dingir na-gada
4. 2(gesz2) 5(u) 4(disz) u8 5(gesz2) 2(u) kir11 4(gesz2) 3(disz) sila4-nita2 5(disz) masz2 sag szunigin 9(gesz2) 5(u) 1(disz) udu hi-a
5. {d}iszkur-an-dul3 na-gada 2(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz) u8 3(gesz2) 3(disz) udu-nita2 3(u) 6(disz) kir11
6. 3(u) 6(disz) sila4-nita2 3(disz) masz2 sag szunigin 7(gesz2) 1(u) udu hi-a a2-bi2-li2 na-gada dumu lu2-sza-lim
7. 2(gesz2) 4(disz) la2 1(disz@t)# u8 3(gesz2) 6(disz) udu-nita2 5(disz) kir11 4(disz) sila4-nita2 5(disz) masz2 sag
8. szunigin 9(gesz2) 1(u) udu hi-a a-tu#-kal-la na-gada 1(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) u8 3(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) udu-nita2
9. 2(u) 3(disz) kir11 2(u) 2(disz) sila4-nita2 2(disz) masz2 sag szunigin 5(gesz2) 3(u) udu hi-a a2-bi2-li2-a na-gada#
10. [dumu a]-li szunigin 3(gesz2) 4(u) kir11 szunigin 3(gesz2) 3(u) 4(disz) sila4-nita2 szunigin 2(u) masz2 sag
11. [szunigin] 3(gesz2)# 3(u) 7(disz) udu hi-a gub-ba-am3 szunigin 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) u8 szunigin 2(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 4(disz) sila4-nita2

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Modern forgery based on a text similar to P201027
Modern forgery
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P249223

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 285.0 mm × 167.0 mm × 60.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Metamorphic rock > Marble
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Ashm 1922-0010
Accession Number

References

  • primary: AAICAB 1/1, pl. 017, 1922-10

    [Gregoire1996-PV962282] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 1996. Archives Administratives et Inscriptions Cunéiformes: Ashmolean Museum, Bodleian Collection, Oxford. Part 1/1. Contribution à l’histoire Sociale, Économique, Politique et Culturelle Du Proche-Orient Ancien. Paris: Libraire orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

  • history: MVN 10, 56

    [Gregoire1981MVN10] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 1981. Inscriptions et Archives Administratives Cunéiformes (1e Partie). Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 10. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-06-06 at 13:33:22 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata, Other metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2025-02-08 at 21:27:17 Dahl, Jacob L. Artifact metadata Dahl, Jacob L. Dahl, Jacob L. Approved View
2024-10-23 at 12:11:07 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. Dahl, Jacob L. Approved View
2024-06-29 at 14:59:24 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-29 at 14:33:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:21:49 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-12-12 at 13:12:12 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2004-01-13 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/1, Pl. 017, 1922-10 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P249223.
AAICAB 1/1, pl. 017, 1922-10 artifact entry (No. P249223). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249223 (Original work published 2004)
AAICAB 1/1, pl. 017, 1922-10 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249223 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2025AAICAB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {AAICAB 1/1, pl. 017, 1922-10 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P249223},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P249223},
}


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DA  - 2025/6/6/
PY  - 2025
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M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - AAICAB 1/1, pl. 017, 1922-10 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/1, Pl. 017, 1922-10 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P249223.
AAICAB 1/1, pl. 017, 1922-10 artifact entry (No. P249223). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249223 (Original work published 2004)
AAICAB 1/1, pl. 017, 1922-10 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249223 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2025AAICAB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {AAICAB 1/1, pl. 017, 1922-10 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P249223},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P249223},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/6/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P249223
LB  - CDLI:P249223
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - AAICAB 1/1, pl. 017, 1922-10 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P249223
ER  -
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