AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 491 (P330558)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Bod S 491

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

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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. kur-ba-da-ad
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 [szum2]
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. e-la-ab-ra
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. ur-e2-babbar
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2
11. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga#
12. szu-{d}szul-gi#
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 [ninda 5(disz) gin2]
14. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2# [naga]
15. [...] x NI-[...]
reverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 [ninda 5(disz) gin2]
2. 3(disz)# gin2# i3 2(disz) gin2 [naga]
3. i-di2-{d}iszkur
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. lu2-bala-saga
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. dingir-ba-ni
10. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2
11. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. lu2-{d}utu
13. szunigin 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2/3(disz) 1(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2
14. 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 naga
left
1. u4# 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
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2. iti sze-sag11-ku5

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 491

    [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 491
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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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 09:52:19 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

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Cite this Artifacts

“AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 491 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P330558.
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 491 artifact entry (No. P330558). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330558 (Original work published 2006)
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 491 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330558 (Accessed: January 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 29},
	title = {AAICAB 1/4, {Bod} {S} 491 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P330558},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P330558},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 491 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P330558.
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 491 artifact entry (No. P330558). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330558 (Original work published 2006)
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 491 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330558 (Accessed: January 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 29},
	title = {AAICAB 1/4, {Bod} {S} 491 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P330558},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P330558},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/29/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P330558
LB  - CDLI:P330558
M1  - 2026/1/30/
TI  - AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 491 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P330558
ER  -
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