AAICAB 1/3, pl. 203, Bod B 08 (115) (P249028)

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 B 008

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

52.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 28.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
  (enclosed within unopened envelope)
envelope
obverse
1. 1(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 6(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 siki ak hi-a
2. 9(asz) gu2 1(u) 4(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) sze siki mug
3. 1(szar2) 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) sa gu
4. si-i3-tum nig2-ka9-ak
5. ki lu2-usz-gi-na-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 lugal-ku3-zu! su-su-dam
2. giri3 lu2-{d}ba-ba6
3. iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 1(u) 2(disz) ba-zal
4. mu na-ru2-a-mah ba-du3-ta
  blank space
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5. iti szu-numun u4 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) ba-zal
6. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal-sze3
seal 1
1. lugal-ku3-zu
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-dingir-[ra]
4. sza13?-[dub-ba]
  rather sabra#

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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 Artifact type comments:

    potentially unopened envelope

  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 52.0 high × 46.0 wide × 28.0 thick
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  • Artifact comments:

    potentially unopened envelope

  • primary: AAICAB 1/3, pl, . 203, Bod B 08 (115)

    [Gregoire2001AAICAB1/3] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 2001. Vol. 1/3. Archives Administratives et Inscriptions Cunéiformes: Ashmolean Museum, Bodleian Collection, Oxford. Paris : Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Bod B 008
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.06.11.12, Ibbi-Suen.01.04.19
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2018-02-23 at 07:42:05 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-12-16 at 08:54:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-09-11 at 04:17:35 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2003-11-05 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 003558 (composite) (P456268) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 203, Bod B 08 (115) Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P249028.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 203, Bod B 08 (115) artifact entry (No. P249028). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P249028 (Original work published 2003)
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 203, Bod B 08 (115) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P249028 (Accessed: February 12, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 29},
	title = {AAICAB 1/3, pl. 203, {Bod} {B} 08 (115) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P249028},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P249028},
}


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