AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 503 (P330570)

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 503

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text, group G)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda
2. [3(disz)?] gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. [1(disz)] ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
4. [x]-dar sukkal# gaba-ta
5. [3(disz)] sila3# kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
6. [2(disz)] gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
8. en#-um-i3-li2 [...]-ta#?
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. [1(disz)] ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
4. [x]-ti#-zu KA-us2-sa2#
5. [szunigin n] 1(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 6(disz) sila3# [...]
6. [szunigin n] 1(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 6(disz) gin2 i3
7. [szunigin n gin2] naga
8. [szunigin 3(disz) ku6 szunigin] 3(disz) sa szum2
9. [u4 n]-kam
  some text moved to next line
10. iti e2-iti-6(disz)#
11. [mu ma2] {d}en-ki# ba-ab-du8

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text, group G)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P330570

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 503
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 166217

References

  • primary: AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 503

    [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
2024-11-16 at 11:52:03 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
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 503 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P330570.
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 503 artifact entry (No. P330570). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330570 (Original work published 2006)
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 503 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330570 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 503 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P330570.
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 503 artifact entry (No. P330570). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330570 (Original work published 2006)
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 503 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330570 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P330570},
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}


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