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AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 542 (P330608)

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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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Bod S 542

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1/2(disz) ur-{d}isztaran sipa
2. agar4-nigin2 a-sza3 amar-{gesz}kiszi17-sze3
3. iti sze-sag11-ku5-ta
4. ba-zi
reverse
1. kiszib3 lugal-ku3-zu
blank space
seal impression
2. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. lugal-ku3-zu
2. dub-sar
3. dumu [ur-nigar]{gar#} szusz3

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)

Collections

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Join Information:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 542

[Gregoire2002AAICAB1/4] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 2002. Vol. 1/4. Archives Administratives et Inscriptions Cunéiformes : Ashmolean Museum, Bodleian Collection, Oxford. Paris : Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Bod S 542
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.01.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-07-27 at 11:15:26	Pottorf, Andrew	Atf	Pottorf, Andrew	Lafont, Bertrand	approved
2024-06-29 at 14:56:48	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2017-10-28 at 08:48:17	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2015-09-11 at 04:17:47	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved
2006-04-14 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel	CDLI	approved

External Resources

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Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (166255) (166255)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 003565.1 (composite) (P533738)	-	-

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 542 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P330608.

AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 542 artifact entry (No. P330608). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330608 (Original work published 2006)

AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 542 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330608 (Accessed: January 13, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 542 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P330608.

AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 542 artifact entry (No. P330608). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330608 (Original work published 2006)

AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 542 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330608 (Accessed: January 13, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 29},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P330608},
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