AAICAB 1/3, pl. 180, Bod A 06 (P248969)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Bod A 006

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

43.0 mm × 34.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. a2 geme2 usz-bar-ra
2. 2(gesz2) 4(u) gur-kam
3. iti munu3-gu7
4. a2 usz-bar-ra
5. 2(gesz2) 4(u) gur
reverse
  (not exposed)
envelope
obverse
1. a2 geme2 usz-bar-ra
2. 2(gesz2) 4(u) dabin gur-kam
3. iti munu3-gu7
4. a2 2(gesz2) 4(u) gur-kam
5. iti sze-il2-la
6. ki lu2-USZ-gi-na-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 lu2-bi-mu
  blank space
  seal impression
2. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} mu-hul
seal 1
1. lu2-bi-mu
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}ig#-[alim]

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 43.0 high × 34.0 wide
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  • primary: AAICAB 1/3, pl. 180, Bod A 06

    [Gregoire2003-DVRP2NGT] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 2003. Archives Administratives et Inscriptions Cunéiformes: Ashmolean Museum, Bodleian Collection, Oxford. Part 1/3. Contribution à l’histoire Sociale, Économique, Politique et Culturelle Du Proche-Orient Ancien. Paris: Libraire orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

    Sealing impression on clay tablet depicting two human figures holding between them standard with globes and worshipper before god

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  • Museum No.: Bod A 006
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.07.05.00, Šū-Suen.07.12.00
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  • Accounting Period: Šū-Suen.07.05.00 to Šū-Suen.07.12.00

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-06-06 at 13:58:52 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact, Other Entity Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2025-06-06 at 13:29:09 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2024-06-29 at 14:54:00 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-29 at 14:45:05 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2015-09-11 at 04:17:34 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2003-11-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002747 (composite) (P455457) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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CDLI Notes:

Bod A 006a

Cite this Artifact
“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 180, Bod A 06 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P248969.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 180, Bod A 06 artifact entry (No. P248969). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248969 (Original work published 2003)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 180, Bod A 06 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248969 (Accessed: July 5, 2025).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {AAICAB 1/3, pl. 180, {Bod} {A} 06 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248969},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248969},
}


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