AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 462 (P330530)

Letter 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 462

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu
2. he2-na-ab-szum2-mu
reverse
  seal impression
seal 1
1. lu2-kal-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-en-nun

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
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 002927 (composite) (P455637) S002927 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.33.04.00, Šulgi.43.00.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P330530

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 462
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 166176

References

  • primary: AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 462

    [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
2011-07-22 at 14:55:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:49:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:52:31 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 462 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P330530.
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 462 artifact entry (No. P330530). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330530 (Original work published 2006)
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 462 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330530 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 462 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P330530.
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 462 artifact entry (No. P330530). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330530 (Original work published 2006)
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 462 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330530 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 29},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P330530},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P330530},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/29/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P330530
LB  - CDLI:P330530
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 462 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P330530
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