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, UK

Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Bod S 487

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

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
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2. iti ezem-{d}szul#-gi

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P330554

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 487
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 166201

References

  • 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.

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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-09-11 at 04:17:45 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 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: April 8, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 29},
	title = {AAICAB 1/4, {Bod} {S} 487 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P330554},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P330554},
}


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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: April 8, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 29},
	title = {AAICAB 1/4, {Bod} {S} 487 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P330554},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P330554},
}


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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/4/8/
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