AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 500 (P330567)

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 500

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 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. al-la-mu
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. nu-ur2-i3-li2
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2# 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. e-bur-i3-li2
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. lugal-sze12-ge
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
reverse
1. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. ba-ba-ti-a
3. [3(disz)] sila3# kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 [3(disz)] gin2# i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. [x-{d}]nin-lil2
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda [5(disz) gin2 szum2] 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. a-hu-i3-lum
7. 1(disz) dug dida du 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 2(ban2) ninda 1(u) gin2 i3
8. al-la lu2 kin-gi4-a hu-li2-bar-ra
9. szunigin 2(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 kasz 1(disz) dug dida du 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
10. szunigin 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 szum2
11. szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 1(disz) gin2 i3
left
1. szunigin 1(u) 4(disz) gin2 naga
2. u4 2(u) 9(disz)-kam
  some text moved to next line
3. iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la
  some text moved to next line
4. mu [...]

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P330567

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 500
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 166214

References

  • primary: AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 500

    [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 09:52:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-09-11 at 04:17:46 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 500 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P330567.
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 500 artifact entry (No. P330567). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330567 (Original work published 2006)
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 500 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330567 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 29},
	title = {AAICAB 1/4, {Bod} {S} 500 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P330567},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P330567},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 500 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P330567.
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 500 artifact entry (No. P330567). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330567 (Original work published 2006)
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 500 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330567 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 29},
	title = {AAICAB 1/4, {Bod} {S} 500 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P330567},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P330567},
}


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DA  - 2024/6/29/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P330567
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M1  - 2026/10/16/
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