AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 423 (P330491)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Bod S 423

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) udu niga u4-sakar u4 1(u) 5(disz)
2. 1(disz) udu u2 {gesz}gigir u4 6(disz)
3. 1(disz) udu niga {gesz}gigar u4 7(disz)
4. 1(disz) udu niga u4-sakar u4 1(u) 5(disz)
5. sa2-du11 {d}gu-la
6. 3(disz) udu u2
7. bad3? gir13-gesz{ki}
reverse
1. 1(disz) masz2 {d}en-lil2
2. 1(disz) udu balag u4 sa4-a
  blank space
3. szunigin 3(disz) udu niga
4. szunigin 5(disz) udu u2 szunigin 1(disz) masz2
5. ki a-lu5-lu5-ta
6. iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la
7. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P330491

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Bod S 423
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 166137

References

  • primary: AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 423

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-29 at 14:56:48 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-12-16 at 16:53:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-09-11 at 04:17:43 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-04-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 423 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P330491.
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 423 artifact entry (No. P330491). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330491 (Original work published 2006)
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 423 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330491 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 423 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P330491.
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 423 artifact entry (No. P330491). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330491 (Original work published 2006)
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 423 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330491 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P330491},
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}


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