AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 459 (P330527)

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 459

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. 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(u) 1(disz)-sze3
2. ma2 gid2-da!
3. 6(disz) gurusz u4 3(disz)-sze3
4. ma2 ba-al-la
5. umma{ki}-ta
6. nibru{ki}-sze3
reverse
1. ma2 zi3 gid2-da
2. kiszib3 lu2-{d}en-lil2
3. ugula lu2-dingir-ra
  blank space
  seal impression
4. mu en-mah-gal-an-na ba-hun
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}en-lil2
2. dub-sar
3. dumu u3-ma-ni

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 003083.2 (composite) (P533594) S003083.2 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P330527

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 459
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 166173

References

  • primary: AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 459

    [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 04:17:44 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 459 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P330527.
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 459 artifact entry (No. P330527). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330527 (Original work published 2006)
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 459 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330527 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
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}


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Cite this Artifacts

“AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 459 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P330527.
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 459 artifact entry (No. P330527). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330527 (Original work published 2006)
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 459 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330527 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 29},
	title = {AAICAB 1/4, {Bod} {S} 459 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P330527},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P330527},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/29/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P330527
LB  - CDLI:P330527
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 459 artifact entry
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