CUSAS 39, 056 (P250752)

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 2018/9

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 × 41.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(disz) ma2 4(u) gur 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3-ta
 en: 4 boats, each (holding) 40 gur, 1 ban2, 1 sila3.
2. ma2 {gesz}u2-bil2-la#
 en: Charcoal boat(s).
3. 2(disz) ma2 4(u) gur 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3-ta
 en: 2 boats, each holding 40 gur 5 2/3 sila3.
4. ma2 ninda en-na tusz-e-da unu{ki}
 en: Until the bread boats are “moored” (at) Uruk.
5. 1(disz) ma2 1(gesz2) gur 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta
 en: 1 boat, each(!) (holding) 60 gur 1 ban2, 5 sila3.
reverse
1. ma2 x-zi3-zu-a-ma2-sze3
 en: Boats for ...
2. u4 1(u)-sze3
 en: For 10 days.
3. sze-bi 2(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
 en: Its barley is 2 gur, 1 barig, 4 ban2.
4. ki lu2-{d}szul-gi-ta
 en: From Lu-Šulgi.
5. lugal-e-ba-an-sa6
 en: Lugal-ebansa
6. szu ba-ti
 en: received.
7. iti {d}dumu-zi
 en: Month: “Dumuzi.”
left
1. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
 en: Year: “Ḫuḫnuri was destroyed.”

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P250752

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 49.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 16.0 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 2018/9
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 169995

References

  • primary: CUSAS 39, 56

    [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
2020-07-28 at 14:47:09 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-04-28 at 12:17:26 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-04-03 at 14:44:24 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-12-04 at 05:50:16 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
2009-06-03 at 11:38:22 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, 056 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250752.
CUSAS 39, 056 artifact entry (No. P250752). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250752
CUSAS 39, 056 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250752 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250752},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250752},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P250752
LB  - CDLI:P250752
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 056 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250752
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 39, 056 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250752.
CUSAS 39, 056 artifact entry (No. P250752). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250752
CUSAS 39, 056 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250752 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250752},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250752},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P250752
LB  - CDLI:P250752
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 056 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250752
ER  -
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