AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 444 (P330512)

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 444

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

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) dug dida 3(disz) sila3 kasz
2. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2
4. szar-ru-um-ba-ni gaba-asz
5. 1(disz) dug dida 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga
6. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. 3(disz)# ku6 3(disz) sa szum2
8. {d}nanna-i3-sa6 sukkal gaba-asz
reverse
1. [2(disz) dug] dida# du 2(ban2)
2. [x kasz] x ninda 1/2(disz) sila3 i3
3. sza3#-gal kas4 gaba-asz bala-a
4. giri3 {d}nanna-i3-sa6 sukkal
5. szunigin 2(disz) dug dida du 2(ban2)
6. szunigin 2(disz) dug dida du 1(ban2)
7. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz
8. [szunigin] 2(ban2)# ninda szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 i3
9. [szunigin] 4(disz)# gin2 naga
10. szunigin 6(disz)! ku6 szunigin 6(disz) sa szum2
11. u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam
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12. iti nesag
left
1. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab#-[du8]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text, group G)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P330512

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 444
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 166158

References

  • primary: AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 444

    [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
2024-11-16 at 11:52:03 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
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
2015-09-11 at 04:17:44 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 444 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P330512.
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 444 artifact entry (No. P330512). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330512 (Original work published 2006)
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 444 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330512 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 444 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P330512.
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 444 artifact entry (No. P330512). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330512 (Original work published 2006)
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 444 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330512 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 16},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P330512},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P330512},
}


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