AAICAB 1/3, pl. 222, Bod S 179 (P249081)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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

Bod S 179

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

49.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 27.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
  (enclosed in envelope)
envelope
obverse
1. la2-ia3 2(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) sze gur lugal
  blank space
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2. kiszib3 szesz-kal-la ugula kikken2 e2-szara2
3. [...]
4. [...]-ab-ba-[...]
5. [...]
reverse
1. [iti? {d}]li9#-si4!
2. [sza3] bala
  blank space
  seal impression
3. mu us2-sa si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
4. giri3 ab-ba-mu
seal 1
1. szesz-kal-la!
2. dumu nam-ha?-ni
3. ($ blank space $)
  (Grégoire: nam-an-ne2)

Consult previous versions and their differences
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:

    unopened envelope

  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 49.0 high × 44.0 wide × 27.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope

  • primary: AAICAB 1/3, pl. 222, Bod S 179,

    [Gregoire2001-82795] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 2001.

  • history: Ashm seal cat. I, 0438

    [Buchanan1966catalogue] Buchanan, Briggs. 1966. Cylinder Seals. Catalogue of Ancient Near Eastern Seals in the Ashmolean Museum 1. Oxford University Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Bod S 179
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.33.09.00
  • Alternative Years: SH 26 etc.
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-04-24 at 00:27:32 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2020-04-24 at 00:27:09 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2020-04-24 at 00:25:37 Firth, Richard Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2015-09-11 at 04:17:37 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2003-11-17 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 005861 (composite) (P458571) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“AAICAB 1/3, Pl. 222, Bod S 179 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 17, 2003. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P249081.
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 222, Bod S 179 artifact entry (No. P249081). (2003, November 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P249081
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 222, Bod S 179 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P249081 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
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	year = {2003},
	month = {nov 17},
	title = {AAICAB 1/3, pl. 222, {Bod} {S} 179 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P249081},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P249081},
}


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