CUSAS 39, 052 (P250463)

Receipt tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 1712

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Receipt (receipt szu ba-ti (reed))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

34.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz'u)#? sa# gi# {gi}murux(|KID.SZU2.MA2|)-sze3
 en: 600 bundles of reed for muru-mats.
2. ki ab-ba-ta
 en: From Abba.
3. lugal-e-ba-an-sa6
 en: Lugal-ebansa
4. szu ba-ti
 en: received.
reverse
  seal impression
1. [mu us2]-sa# si-mu-[ru]-um#{ki#} lu#-lu#-bu#{ki#} a#-ra2# 1(u)# la2# 1(disz@t)# ba#-hul
 en: Year following: "Simurum and Lulubum were destroyed for teh 9th time."
seal 1
  broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative > Receipt (receipt szu ba-ti (reed))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P250463

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 34.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 15.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number MS 1712
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 169893

References

  • primary: CUSAS 39, 52

    [Dahl2020CUSAS39] Dahl, Jacob L. 2020. Ur III Texts in the Schøyen Collection. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 39. University Park, Pennsylvania: Eisenbrauns.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-07-25 at 09:04:17 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-04-17 at 14:12:06 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-04-03 at 14:29:46 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-01-12 at 10:08:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 13:53:44 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 11:47:09 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:45:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-10 at 12:00:57 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-02-05 at 17:13:26 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:26 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2004-12-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Bartash, Vitali; Dahl, Jacob L.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Johnson, J. Cale; Stadhouders, Henry CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 39, 052 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250463.
CUSAS 39, 052 artifact entry (No. P250463). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250463
CUSAS 39, 052 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250463 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 052 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250463},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250463},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P250463
LB  - CDLI:P250463
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 052 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250463
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 39, 052 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250463.
CUSAS 39, 052 artifact entry (No. P250463). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250463
CUSAS 39, 052 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250463 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 052 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250463},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250463},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P250463
LB  - CDLI:P250463
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 052 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250463
ER  -
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