AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 557 (P330623)

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 557

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 7(gesz2) 2(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. sze ma2-a si-ga
3. ma2 gid2-da
4. sze ba-al-la
5. [...]-la
6. ugula gu2-TAR
reverse
1. iti e2-iti-6(disz)
  blank space
  seal impression
2. mu ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szul-gi
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. [...]
2. [...] ensi2#
3. [...]
4. ARAD2#-[zu]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 006150.3 (composite) (P534135) S006150.3 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P330623

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 557
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 166270

References

  • primary: AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 557

    [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
2018-08-23 at 08:56:41 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-09-11 at 04:17:48 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 557 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P330623.
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 557 artifact entry (No. P330623). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330623 (Original work published 2006)
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 557 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330623 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P330623},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P330623},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 557 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P330623.
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 557 artifact entry (No. P330623). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330623 (Original work published 2006)
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 557 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330623 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 29},
	title = {AAICAB 1/4, {Bod} {S} 557 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P330623},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P330623},
}


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DA  - 2024/6/29/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P330623
LB  - CDLI:P330623
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 557 artifact entry
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