AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 577 (P330636)

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 577

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
1. 4(asz) 5(ban2) bappir saga gur lugal
2. 2(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) bappir du
3. 3(u) 2(barig) 3(ban2) munu3 al-naga3 gur
4. 1(gesz2) 4(asz) 3(barig) nig2-ar3-ra du gur
5. zi3 munu3 kasz du-ka
6. 1(asz) bappir saga gur
7. 1(asz) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ba-ba munu3 gur
8. 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra saga gur
9. zi3 munu3 kasz saga
10. [n] 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 esza
11. [n] 3(ban2) zi3-gu
12. [n] 1(ban2) zi3-sig15
13. [n] 3(ban2) kasz du
14. [n] 1(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
15. [n] masz2
16. siskur2# du11-ga sza3 ka i7-da{ki}
17. [n] 4(disz) sila3 esza
18. [n] 5(disz) sila3 zi3-gu
19. siskur2# du-du-kal? kasz du
  erasures ?
20. [n] 5(disz) sila3 zi3-gu
21. [n] 3(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15
22. [n] 6(disz)# sila3 esza
23. [n] 5(disz)# sila3 zi3-dub#-[dub]
24. [x] sila3 zu2-[lum]
25. [...] x x [...]
reverse
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. [...] x x
5. [n sila3 zi3?]-sig15#?
6. [n sila3 zi3-dub]-dub#
7. [n sila3 zi3]-sig15#?
8. [n sila3 zi3]-gu#
9. [n sila3 zu2]-lum#
10. [...] x x
11. [...] x x
12. [n sila3 zi3]-sig15#
13. 5(disz) sila3# zi3-gu
14. 7(disz) sila3 esza
15. 7(disz) sila3 zi3-dub-dub
16. 2(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
17. sza3 e2 ur-sukkal{ki}
18. siskur2 nag lugal u3 szagina
19. szunigin 7(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 sze kasz saga gur
  blank space
20. szunigin 2(gesz2) 1(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 sze kasz du u3 zi-ga didli lugal
  2(gesz2) over big erasure
21. szunigin 1(disz) udu 1(disz) masz2
22. szunigin 7(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
23. zi-ga kasz-de2-a lugal
24. ki lu2-kal-la-ta
25. iti {d}li9-si4
  some text moved to next line
26. mu us2-sa bad3 ba-du3
27. 5(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 5(asz) saga
left
1. [...] 5(ban2) 2(disz) zi-ga tur-tur
  in opposite direction
2. 5(asz) 5(ban2)
  rotated 90 degrees

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P330636

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Bod S 577
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 166284

References

  • primary: AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 577

    [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 09:52:22 Englund, Robert K. 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 577 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P330636.
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 577 artifact entry (No. P330636). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330636 (Original work published 2006)
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 577 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330636 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P330636},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P330636},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 577 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P330636.
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 577 artifact entry (No. P330636). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330636 (Original work published 2006)
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 577 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330636 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 29},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P330636},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P330636},
}


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