CUSAS 39, 203 (P250638)

Legal tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), 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 1946

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

95.0 mm × 62.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u) {uruda}szen
2. nar-u2 simug nam-erim2-bi ku5-dam
3. 1(disz) szu-sze3-la2{uruda} en3-bi tar-re-dam
4. ku3-ansze dam ur-{d}er3-ra-ka en3-bi tar-re-dam
5. [x] 1(u) gu4 nig2-u2-rum-gin7 [x] ma2? en3-bi ku5-dam
6. [x] tu#-di-da ku3 [ki-la2]-bi 5(disz) gin2
7. [...]-ki en3-bi tar-re-dam
8. [x]-za geme2-nigar dam# lugal-ba-ta-e3
9. [... bi2]-za-za ku3-sig17
10. dam# da-da ugula?
  blank space
column 2
1. mu ur-ge6-par4-ka-sze3
2. en3-bi tar-re-dam
3. inim-{d}inanna ib2-gi-ne2
4. 1(disz) bi2-za-za ku3-babbar u2-gu de2-a
5. ur-e11-e gudu4 zu nam-erim2-bi ku5-dam
6. 3(disz) gin2 ku3 dam a-gi4-gi4-ra en3-bi tar-re-dam
7. 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 ku3 gir2-su{ki}
8. ur-e11-e nam-erim2-bi ku5-dam
  blank space
reverse
  broken

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P250638

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 95.0 mm × 62.0 mm × 25.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number MS 1946
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 169962

References

  • primary: CUSAS 39, 203

    [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
2018-04-24 at 14:31:23 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-12-04 at 05:50:12 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 13:53:39 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 11:47:08 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:45:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-02-05 at 17:13:27 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:27 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, 203 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250638.
CUSAS 39, 203 artifact entry (No. P250638). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250638
CUSAS 39, 203 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250638 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 203 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250638},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250638},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P250638
LB  - CDLI:P250638
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 203 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250638
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 39, 203 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250638.
CUSAS 39, 203 artifact entry (No. P250638). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250638
CUSAS 39, 203 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250638 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 203 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250638},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250638},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P250638
LB  - CDLI:P250638
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 203 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250638
ER  -
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