AAICAB 1/4, Mus. Kaiser Bagh 43.30a (P330690)

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

Kaiser Bagh 43.30a

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. [n] 1(bur3)# GAN2 a-[sza3 ...]
2. 2(bur3)# GAN2 a-sza3 me x
3. 4(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 du6?-x
4. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 ki-szum2-ma
5. 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 libir x
  blank space
6. GAN2-gu4
7. 3(bur3) GAN2 szuku engar
8. a-sza3 ka-ma-ri2{ki}
9. 4(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3 a-<<sza3>>-gesztin dumu-lugal gab2?-du?
10. 2(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 a-x
reverse
1. {d}amar-{d}suen-{d}szara2#-ki-ag2
2. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 a-x-na gaba-sig?-ga
3. 2(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3 sza-ra-hu-um-ma
4. 1(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3 lugal
5. 1(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3 gaba e2-lugal
6. 1(bur3) a-sza3 uku2-nu-ti
  blank space
7. szunigin 3(bur'u) 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2-gu4
8. szunigin 3(bur3) GAN2 szuku engar
9. [...]-x-a gu4-ta
10. [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P330690

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 Kaiser Bagh 43.30a
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 166585

References

  • primary: AAICAB 1/4, Mus. Kaiser Bagh 43.30a

    [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
2018-06-22 at 05:59:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-10-12 at 09:46:52 CDLI Transliteration CDLI 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, Mus. Kaiser Bagh 43.30a Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P330690.
AAICAB 1/4, Mus. Kaiser Bagh 43.30a artifact entry (No. P330690). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330690 (Original work published 2006)
AAICAB 1/4, Mus. Kaiser Bagh 43.30a artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330690 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 29},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P330690},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P330690},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“AAICAB 1/4, Mus. Kaiser Bagh 43.30a Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P330690.
AAICAB 1/4, Mus. Kaiser Bagh 43.30a artifact entry (No. P330690). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330690 (Original work published 2006)
AAICAB 1/4, Mus. Kaiser Bagh 43.30a artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330690 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 29},
	title = {AAICAB 1/4, {Mus}. {Kaiser} {Bagh} 43.30a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P330690},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P330690},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/29/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P330690
LB  - CDLI:P330690
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - AAICAB 1/4, Mus. Kaiser Bagh 43.30a artifact entry
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ER  -
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