CUSAS 39, 072 (P250746)

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 2018/3

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Receipt (receipt kiszib3)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

37.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 13.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) gu2 pa ku5 {gesz}asalx(|A.TU.NIR|)
 en: 10 talents of poplar leaves/branches.
2. ki e2-ur2-bi-du10-ta
 en: From E-urbidu.
reverse
1. kiszib3 mu-ni
 en: Sealed tablet of Muni.
  seal impression
2. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
 en: Year: “Simurum was destroyed.”
seal 1
1. mu-ni
 en: Muni,
2. dumu a-kal-la
 en: child of A(ya)-kala,
3. gudu4 {d}nin-ur4-ra
 en: gudu4-priest of Nin-ura.

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative > Receipt (receipt kiszib3)
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 003813 (composite) (P456523) S003813 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P250746

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 37.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 13.0 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 2018/3
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 169989

References

  • primary: CUSAS 39, 72

    [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
2020-07-30 at 01:26:22 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 13:53:46 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 11:47:10 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:45:50 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 12:38:28 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, 072 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250746.
CUSAS 39, 072 artifact entry (No. P250746). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250746
CUSAS 39, 072 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250746 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 072 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250746},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250746},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P250746
LB  - CDLI:P250746
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 072 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250746
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 39, 072 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250746.
CUSAS 39, 072 artifact entry (No. P250746). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250746
CUSAS 39, 072 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250746 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 072 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250746},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250746},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P250746
LB  - CDLI:P250746
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 072 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250746
ER  -
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