AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 487 (P330554)
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 487Period
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. [x]-esz18-dar
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda [5(disz)] gin2# szum2
5. 3(disz)# gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 [naga]
6. [x]-x
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 [szum2]
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. kal-i3-li2
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
11. 3(disz)# gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga#
12. [x]-du3-ri2
13. [5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda] 5(disz) gin2# [szum2]
14. [3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz)] gin2# naga
reverse
1. [...]-a
2. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
3. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. da-da
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
6. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. ur-{d}ba-ba6
8. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
9. 3(disz) gin2# i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. an-[x]-kal
11. 3(disz) sila3 [kasz 2(disz) sila3] ninda# 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
12. 3(disz) gin2# [i3 2(disz)] gin2# naga
13. sza3-[x-x]-da
14. szunigin 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz
15. 5(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 ninda 2/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 [szum2]
16. 5(ban2)# 1(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 i3
17. [n] 1(u) 8(disz)# gin2 naga
left
1. [u4] 1(u) 8(disz)-kam
some text moved to next line
2. iti ezem-{d}szul#-gi
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. [x]-esz18-dar
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda [5(disz)] gin2# szum2
5. 3(disz)# gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 [naga]
6. [x]-x
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 [szum2]
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. kal-i3-li2
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
11. 3(disz)# gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga#
12. [x]-du3-ri2
13. [5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda] 5(disz) gin2# [szum2]
14. [3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz)] gin2# naga
reverse
1. [...]-a
2. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
3. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. da-da
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
6. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. ur-{d}ba-ba6
8. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
9. 3(disz) gin2# i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. an-[x]-kal
11. 3(disz) sila3 [kasz 2(disz) sila3] ninda# 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
12. 3(disz) gin2# [i3 2(disz)] gin2# naga
13. sza3-[x-x]-da
14. szunigin 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz
15. 5(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 ninda 2/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 [szum2]
16. 5(ban2)# 1(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 i3
17. [n] 1(u) 8(disz)# gin2 naga
left
1. [u4] 1(u) 8(disz)-kam
some text moved to next line
2. iti ezem-{d}szul#-gi
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:
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- 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 487
[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 487
- 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: 00.00.10.18
- Alternative Years:
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- Accounting Period:
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-06-29 at 14:56:48 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:52:18 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2015-09-11 at 04:17:45 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Transliteration | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2006-04-14 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | 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 (166201) (166201)
General Notes:
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CDLI Notes:
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Cite this Artifacts
“AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 487 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P330554.
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 487 artifact entry (No. P330554). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330554 (Original work published 2006)
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 487 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330554 (Accessed: January 30, 2026).
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