CUSAS 39, 063 (P250644)

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 1947/06

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)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

49.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(asz) gu2 KWU422
 en: 5 talents of ...
2. ki lu2-ur4-sza3-ga-ta
 en: From Lu-uršaga.
3. {d}suen-dingir-szu-sze3
 en: For Suen-ilīšu.
  see P140598 = UTI 4, 2579, obverse line 3
4. ur-{d}isztaran
 en: Ur-Ištaran
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
 en: received.
2. giri3 lugal-za3-ge-si
 en: Conveyor: Lugal-zagesi.
3. sza3 bala-a
 en: Within the bala-obligation.
  blank space
  seal impression
4. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e e2 {d}szara2 umma{ki} mu-du3
 en: Year: “Šu-Suen, king, built the house of Šara.”
seal 1
1. ur-{d}isztaran
 en: Ur-Ištaran,
2. dumu ur-<{d}>dumu-zi-da
 en: son of Ur-Dumuzida,
3. dam-gar3
 en: trade-agent.

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative > Receipt (receipt szu ba-ti)
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
CDLI Seals 004986 (composite) (P457696) S004986 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P250644

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 49.0 mm × 46.0 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 1947/06
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 169968

References

  • primary: CUSAS 39, 63

    [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
2021-05-16 at 14:20:59 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2020-07-29 at 00:37:44 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
2013-07-06 at 14:54:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:45:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-06-17 at 18:04:41 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. 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 12:38:28 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, 063 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250644.
CUSAS 39, 063 artifact entry (No. P250644). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250644
CUSAS 39, 063 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250644 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 063 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250644},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250644},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P250644
LB  - CDLI:P250644
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 063 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250644
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 39, 063 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250644.
CUSAS 39, 063 artifact entry (No. P250644). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250644
CUSAS 39, 063 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250644 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 063 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250644},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250644},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P250644
LB  - CDLI:P250644
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 063 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250644
ER  -
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