AAICAB 1/3, pl. 216, Bod S 156 (P281654)

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 156

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

63.0 mm × 53.0 mm × 23.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. ($ blank space $) ku3-{d}szara2
2. ($ blank space $) sza-ad-x x [...]
3. ($ blank space $) lu2-{d}nin-ur4-ra
4. ($ blank space $) ur-sukkal
5. ($ blank space $) lu2-{d}szara2
6. ($ blank space $) ur-ama-na
7. ($ blank space $) ur-{d}szakkan2
8. ($ blank space $) nam-tar-ib2-<gu>-ul
9. ($ blank space $) e-x-[...]
10. ($ blank space $) ur-x x [...]
11. ($ blank space $) x x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. 2(u) [...]
2'. 1(u) 1(disz) x dumu im [...]
3'. 1(u) x en-sze3#
4'. 5(disz) x ma2-lah4
5'. 5(disz) nar
6'. 6(disz) x esz3 didli
7'. 4(disz) e2-udu
8'. 1(u) x aga3-us2 ensi2-ka
9'. 4(disz) x lu2 tir
10'. 1(disz) x e2-nig2-lagar
11'. 1(disz) a-ba#-na
12'. 1(disz) esz3?-du3-du3
13'. 1(disz) a-tu
14'. 1(disz) ARAD2
15'. 2(disz) dumu ur-{d}li9-si4#
16'. 2(disz) e2 nigar{gar}-ki-du10
left
1. 1(disz) lu2-{d}[nin]-szubur dumu lu2-giri17-zal
2. 1(disz) lugal-ma2-gur8-re bahar2

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 63.0 high × 53.0 wide × 23.0 thick
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  • primary: AAICAB 1/3, pl, . 216, Bod S 156

    [Gregoire2001AAICAB1/3] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 2001. Vol. 1/3. Archives Administratives et Inscriptions Cunéiformes: Ashmolean Museum, Bodleian Collection, Oxford. Paris : Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

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  • Museum No.: Bod S 156
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-02-28 at 17:16:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2015-09-11 at 04:17:36 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2005-10-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 216, Bod S 156 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P281654.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 216, Bod S 156 artifact entry (No. P281654). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P281654 (Original work published 2005)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 216, Bod S 156 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P281654 (Accessed: May 12, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 29},
	title = {AAICAB 1/3, pl. 216, {Bod} {S} 156 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P281654},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P281654},
}


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