AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 440 (P330508)

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 440

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(u) 1(disz)-sze3
2. a-pi4-sal4{ki}-ta
3. du6-ku3-ge{ki}-sze3
4. duh IL2-a
5. ugula ur-{d}suen
reverse
1. kiszib3 sza3-ku3-ge
  blank space
  seal impression
2. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-am3
seal 1
1. sza3-ku3-ge
2. dumu he2-sa6-[x]
3. iszib {d}[...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004065.1 (composite) (P533832) S004065.1 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P330508

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Bod S 440
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 166154

References

  • primary: AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 440

    [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
2015-09-11 at 04:17:43 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-04-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 440 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P330508.
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 440 artifact entry (No. P330508). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330508 (Original work published 2006)
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 440 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330508 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 440 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P330508.
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 440 artifact entry (No. P330508). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330508 (Original work published 2006)
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 440 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330508 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 29},
	title = {AAICAB 1/4, {Bod} {S} 440 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P330508},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P330508},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/29/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P330508
LB  - CDLI:P330508
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 440 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P330508
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