AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 581 (P330640)

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 581

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. 3(disz) {gi}gur# [...]
2. giri3 nam-ha-ni#
3. 5(disz) {gi}kaskal 2(ban2)-[ta ...]
4. 1(disz) {gi}hal kin-gi4#-[a]
5. giri3 nu-ur2-i3-li2
6. 1(u) {gi}kaskal 2(ban2)-ta x x [...]
7. 1(disz) {gi}hal kin-gi4-a
8. giri3 puzur4-esz18-dar sagi
9. siskur2 {d}gu-la
10. 2(u) {gi}kaskal 3(ban2)-ta giri3 du3-a
11. 1(u) {gi}kaskal 2(ban2)-ta giri3 du3-a
12. 2(u) 3(disz) {gi}kaskal 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta giri3 du3-a
13. 1(u) 2(disz) {gi}hal gid2-da muszen
14. 2(u) {gi}kaskal 3(ban2)-ta
15. e2-gal-sze3 de6-a
16. 2(u) {gi}gazi 3(barig)-ta ka-tab-ba
17. {u2}|U.EN| nag-zu{ki} ba-an-gar
18. 1(u) 2(disz) {gi}kaskal 1(barig)-ta
19. 4(disz) {gi}hal kin-gi4-a
reverse
1. 4(disz) {gi}kaskal 3(ban2)#-ta giri3 du3-a
2. 1(u) 5(disz) {gi}kaskal 2(ban2)-<ta> giri3 du3-a
3. 1(disz) kid-szu2 ma2
4. nig2-gesz-tag-ga lugal
5. 4(disz) {gi}dub 1(barig)-ta
6. 4(disz) {gi}ba-an-du8-du8 [esir2] su-ba
7. 4(disz) {gi}gur-sal4-la esir2 su-ba
8. a-sza3 kesz2-ra2
9. 2(disz) {gi}kid szu2 ma2
10. 3(disz) {gi}gur-dub
11. giri3 gur4-sa3-an
12. ki a-gu-ta#
13. zi-[ga]
14. kiszib3 ur-[{d}szul-pa-e3]
15. mu en [{d}nanna] kar-zi#-[da{ki} ba-hun]
seal 1
1. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-ku3-ga-ni

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 005396.4 (composite) (P534056) S005396.4 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P330640

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 581
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 166288

References

  • primary: AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 581

    [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
2022-02-01 at 15:17:00 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:07:00 CDLI 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 581 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P330640.
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 581 artifact entry (No. P330640). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330640 (Original work published 2006)
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 581 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330640 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 581 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P330640.
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 581 artifact entry (No. P330640). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330640 (Original work published 2006)
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 581 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330640 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P330640},
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