CUSAS 39, 216 (P250758)

Administrative 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 2019/06

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

59.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(u) 3(asz)# 2(barig)# x zi3# gur
2. 1(gesz2) 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 3(disz) 1/2(asz) sze gur
3. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
4. 1(u) 6(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) zi3 gur
5. 2(u) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 sze gur
6. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
7. 5(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2)# zi3 gur
8. 3(u) 4(asz) 5(ban2) sze gur
9. 2(asz) ziz2 gur 1(asz) gig gur
10. 1(asz) kasz dida gur
reverse
1. a-ra2 3(disz)-kam
2. 3(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2)# zi3 gur
3. 1(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur
4. a-ra2 4(disz)-kam
  blank space
5. szunigin 2(gesz2) 6(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) zi3 gur
6. szunigin 2(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz)# 2(barig) 4(ban2) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gur
7. szunigin 2(asz) ziz2 gur
8. szunigin 1(asz) gig gur
9. szunigin 1(asz) dug dida gur
10. sze-bi 4(gesz2) 2(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 9(disz) sila3#? sze# gur

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P250758

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 59.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 19.0 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 2019/06
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 170001

References

  • primary: CUSAS 39, 216

    [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
2017-03-03 at 09:54:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-12-06 at 07:47:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-10-26 at 02:47:28 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-12-04 at 05:50:17 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 13:53:47 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 11:47:11 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:45:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-05 at 17:13:27 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:28 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2004-12-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Bartash, Vitali; Dahl, Jacob L.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Johnson, J. Cale; Stadhouders, Henry CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 39, 216 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250758.
CUSAS 39, 216 artifact entry (No. P250758). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250758
CUSAS 39, 216 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250758 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 216 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250758},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250758},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P250758
LB  - CDLI:P250758
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 216 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250758
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 39, 216 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250758.
CUSAS 39, 216 artifact entry (No. P250758). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250758
CUSAS 39, 216 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250758 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 216 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250758},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250758},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P250758
LB  - CDLI:P250758
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 216 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250758
ER  -
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