AAICAB 1/1, pl. 042, 1911-238+ (P142749)

Plan or Drawing 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

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Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1911-0238 (+) Ashm 1911-0239

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Plan or Drawing (building floor plan (drawing))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1.a. 1(disz@t) 1/2(disz@t)? ninda la2 1(disz@t) szu-du3-a gid2
 en: 1 1/2 ninda less 1 “fist” (1/3 cubit), the length;
  1 ninda = 12 kuš₃; kuš₃ = “cubit” (ca. 50cm)
1.b. 1(u) 1(disz@t) kusz3 dagal
 en: 11 cubits, the width;
2.a. 1(disz@t) ninda 2(disz@t) kusz3 2(disz@t) szu-du3-a gid2
 en: 1 ninda 2 cubits 2 “fists”, the length;
2.b. 4(disz@t) kusz3 1(disz@t) szu-bad dagal
 en: 4 cubits 1 “open-hand” (1/2 cubit), the width;
3.a. [1(disz) ninda 5(disz) kusz3 1(disz) szu-du3]-a gid2
 en: 1 ninda 5 cubits 1 “fist” the length;
3.b. 4(disz) kusz3 1(disz) szu-bad dagal
 en: 4 cubits 1 “open-hand” (1/2 cubit), the width;
4.a. [1(disz) ninda du 2(disz) kusz3 gid2]
 en: 1 running ninda 2 cubits the length;
4.b. [5(disz) kusz3 dagal]
 en: 5 cubits the width;
5.a. [1(u) 1(disz) kusz3 gid2]
 en: 11 cubits the length;
5.b. [6(disz) kusz3 dagal]
 en: 6 cubits the width;
6.a. [n gid2]
 en: n ... the length;
6.b. [n dagal]
 en: n ... the width;
7.a. 1(u) kusz3 [n gid2]
 en: 10 cubits ... the length;
7.b. [n dagal]
 en: n ... the width;
8.a. [n gid2]
 en: n ... the length;
8.b. [n dagal]
 en: n ... the width;
9.a. [n gid2]
 en: n ... the length;
9.b. [3(disz) kusz3 dagal]
 en: 3 cubits the width;
  rest broken
reverse
  blank space

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • history: AAICAB 1/1, pl. 042, 1911-239

    [Gregoire1996AAICAB1/1] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 1996. Vol. 1/1. Archives Administratives et Inscriptions Cunéiformes: Ashmolean Museum, Bodleian Collection, Oxford. Paris : Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

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  • Museum No.: Ashm 1911-0238 (+) Ashm 1911-0239
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-29 at 14:59:24 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-29 at 14:33:55 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:21:50 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2013-04-20 at 15:33:37 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-04-20 at 15:00:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-02-02 at 09:38:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-02-02 at 09:35:47 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:24:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:14:07 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:07:36 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“AAICAB 1/1, Pl. 042, 1911-238+ Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P142749.
AAICAB 1/1, pl. 042, 1911-238+ artifact entry (No. P142749). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P142749 (Original work published 2001)
AAICAB 1/1, pl. 042, 1911-238+ artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P142749 (Accessed: March 24, 2025).
@misc{2024AAICAB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 29},
	title = {AAICAB 1/1, pl. 042, 1911-238+ artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P142749},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P142749},
}


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