AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 486 (P330553)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UKMuseum Number
Bod S 486Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz)# sila3 kasz# saga 5(disz) sila3# [ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>]
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. za-na-a
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. dingir-sukkal
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2
8. [3(disz)] gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. a-hu-ni
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2
11. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. za-bu-[x]-HI
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz [5(disz) sila3] ninda# 5(disz) gin2
14. 3(disz)# gin2 i3 2(disz)# gin2# [naga]
reverse
1. al-la-mu#
2. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2
3. 3(disz) gin2 i3# 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. sza-lim#-be-li2
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2
6. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. da-a
8. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2
9. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. {d}nanna-zi-[x]
11. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz)# gin2
12. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
13. szu-{d}iszkur
14. 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 [kasz ... n] ninda# 3(ban2) la2 1(u) sila3 x x [...] x x [...] x x
15. [...]
left
1. u4# 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam
some text moved to next line
2. iti pa5-u2-e
obverse
1. 5(disz)# sila3 kasz# saga 5(disz) sila3# [ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>]
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. za-na-a
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. dingir-sukkal
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2
8. [3(disz)] gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. a-hu-ni
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2
11. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. za-bu-[x]-HI
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz [5(disz) sila3] ninda# 5(disz) gin2
14. 3(disz)# gin2 i3 2(disz)# gin2# [naga]
reverse
1. al-la-mu#
2. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2
3. 3(disz) gin2 i3# 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. sza-lim#-be-li2
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2
6. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. da-a
8. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2
9. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. {d}nanna-zi-[x]
11. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz)# gin2
12. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
13. szu-{d}iszkur
14. 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 [kasz ... n] ninda# 3(ban2) la2 1(u) sila3 x x [...] x x [...] x x
15. [...]
left
1. u4# 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam
some text moved to next line
2. iti pa5-u2-e
Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm):
- Weight:
- Artifact Preservation:
- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 486
[Gregoire2002AAICAB1/4] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 2002. Vol. 1/4. Archives Administratives et Inscriptions Cunéiformes : Ashmolean Museum, Bodleian Collection, Oxford. Paris : Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: Bod S 486
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
- Elevation:
- Stratigraphic Level:
- Excavation No:
- Findspot Square:
- Findspot Comments:
- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.11.09
- Alternative Years:
- Date Comments:
- Accounting Period:
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-06-29 at 14:56:48 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2015-09-11 at 04:17:45 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-04-14 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (166200) (166200)
General Notes:
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CDLI Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 486 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P330553.
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 486 artifact entry (No. P330553). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330553 (Original work published 2006)
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 486 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330553 (Accessed: January 2, 2026).
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