AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 568 (P330627)

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 568

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(ban2)# kasz dida saga
2. [n] kasz dida du
3. ur#-ab-ba-saga
4. [n] kasz dida saga
5. [n] kasz dida du
6. ARAD2#-mu
7. 3(barig)# kasz dida du
8. lugal-{gesz}dim4
9. 1(barig) x kasz dida saga
10. 2(barig) kasz dida du
11. na-silim
12. 1(barig) kasz dida saga#
13. 3(barig) kasz dida du
14. lugal-ukken-ne2
15. 2(barig) kasz dida saga
16. 3(barig)# kasz dida du
17. lugal-u2-szim-e
bottom1
1.a. ($ blank space $) 1(asz) 1(barig)
1.b. ($ blank space $) 3(asz) 1(barig)
column 2
1. ur-{d#}szara2#
2. 2(barig) kasz dida saga
3. 1(asz) 3(barig) kasz dida du gur
4. a2-nin-ga2-ta geme2
5. [...] kasz dida saga
6. ($ blank space $) kasz dida du
7. ba-a-a-ti
8. 1(barig) kasz dida saga
9. 4(barig) kasz dida du
10. x-di-de3#
11. 2(barig) 3(ban2) kasz dida saga
12. [x] kasz dida du gur
13. lu2#-{d}nin-ur4-ra u3 ur-{d}dumu-zi-da
14. [...] kasz dida saga
15. [...] kasz dida du gur
16. szesz-a-ni
17. 1(barig) kasz dida saga
bottom 2
1.a. ($ blank space $) 1(asz) 3(ban2)
1.b. ($ blank space $) 3(asz) 2(barig)
reverse
column 1
1. 1(barig) kasz dida du
2. lugal-za3-ge-si
3. 1(barig) kasz dida saga
4. 3(barig) kasz dida du
5. ur-mes
6. 1(barig) kasz dida saga
7. 2(barig) kasz dida du
8. {gesz}guzza-ni
9. 2(barig) kasz dida saga
10. 2(barig) kasz dida du
11. ha-la
12. [...] kasz dida saga
13. [...] kasz dida du
14. a2-na-na
15. [n] kasz dida saga
16. 2(barig) kasz dida du
17. e2-ki
18. 2(barig) kasz dida du
19. {d}szara2-a-zi#
bottom1
1.a. ($ blank space $) 4(barig) 4(barig)
1.b. ($ blank space $) 1(asz) 3(barig)
column 2
  blank space
1.a. ($ blank space $) 3(asz) 2(barig)
1.b. ($ blank space $) 9(asz) 2(barig)
2. kasz# dida nig2-buru14
3. ugula lu2-tur-tur
4. sza3 bala-a
5. iti e2-iti-6(disz)
6. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P330627

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 568
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 166275

References

  • primary: AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 568

    [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
2019-08-05 at 05:33:31 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2018-06-22 at 05:59:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View
2018-06-13 at 01:11:03 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard 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 568 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P330627.
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 568 artifact entry (No. P330627). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330627 (Original work published 2006)
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 568 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330627 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 568 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P330627.
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 568 artifact entry (No. P330627). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330627 (Original work published 2006)
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 568 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330627 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P330627},
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}

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