AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 409 (P330477)

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 409

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text, group G)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. [5(disz) sila3] kasz# saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda
2. [2(disz) gin2 i3] 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. [1(disz)] ku6 [1(disz)] sa szum2
4. [x]-x sukkal gaba-ta
5. [x] sila3 kasz [x] sila3 [ninda]
6. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz)# sa szum2
8. lu2-nin-ga2# gaba-ta
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
4. nig2-{d#}ba-ba6 KA-us2-sa2
5. [szunigin] 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga [szunigin] 6(disz) sila3 kasz
6. [szunigin x] sila3 ninda# [szunigin] 5(disz) gin2 i3
7. [szunigin x gin2] naga
8. [szunigin 3(disz)] ku6# szunigin 3(disz) sa szum2
9. [...]
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11. iti min-esz3
12. [mu ma2 {d}en-ki] ba-ab-du8#

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 409

    [Gregoire2002AAICAB1/4] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 2002. Vol. 1/4. Archives Administratives et Inscriptions Cunéiformes : Ashmolean Museum, Bodleian Collection, Oxford. Paris : Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Bod S 409
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.02.07.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-16 at 11:52:03 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2024-06-29 at 14:56:48 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-01-11 at 16:16:37 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-09-11 at 04:17:42 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-04-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 409 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P330477.
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 409 artifact entry (No. P330477). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330477 (Original work published 2006)
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 409 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330477 (Accessed: December 6, 2025).
@misc{2024AAICAB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 16},
	title = {AAICAB 1/4, {Bod} {S} 409 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P330477},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P330477},
}


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TI  - AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 409 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 409 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P330477.
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 409 artifact entry (No. P330477). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330477 (Original work published 2006)
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 409 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330477 (Accessed: December 6, 2025).
@misc{2024AAICAB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 16},
	title = {AAICAB 1/4, {Bod} {S} 409 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P330477},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P330477},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P330477
LB  - CDLI:P330477
M1  - 2025/12/6/
TI  - AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 409 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P330477
ER  -
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