CUSAS 17, 008 (P252337)

Literary tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

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Photo

Lineart

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 3396

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {d#}nergalx(|KISZ.UNUG|)
en: For Nergal
2. a husz gi4-a
en: who turned back the raging waters,
3. mes#-lam-ta-e3-a
en: Meslamta'ea
4. mes e2-nun-ra
en: the vigorous youth of the Enun,
5. {d}|GA.KISZ.UNUG|
en: Gašrum(?)
Steinkeller suggests: {ga}gaszrum or {ga}gaszir
6. sag za:gin3-ra
en: he with a lapis lazuli head—
7. szesz-pa3-da
en: Šešpada
8. nar-gal
en: the chief musician,
column 2
1. dumu
en: son
2. lugal-ki-gal-la
en: of Lugalkigala
3. nar-gal-ke4
en: the chief musician,
4. e2-UL
en: the UL temple
5. in-na-du3
en: he built for him,
6. nig2-UL
en: and (so) a fitting thing
7. pa bi2-e3#
en: he made come forth replendently.
8. nam#-ti-la-ni
en: For his life ...
blank space
(rest unfinished)

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) [uncertain]
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P252337
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P252337

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
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 3396
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 17, p.1-28, 8

[Steinkeller2011CUSAS17] Steinkeller, Piotr. 2011. “Third-Millennium Royal and Votive Inscriptions.” In Cuneiform Royal Inscriptions and Related Texts in the Schøyen Collection, edited by Andrew R. George, 1–28. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 17. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2015-01-30 at 14:42:17	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
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

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 17, 008 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P252337.

CUSAS 17, 008 artifact entry (No. P252337). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P252337

CUSAS 17, 008 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P252337 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-17]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 17, 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P252337},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P252337},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
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LB  - CDLI:P252337
M1  - 2026/10/17/
TI  - CUSAS 17, 008 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P252337
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 17, 008 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P252337.

CUSAS 17, 008 artifact entry (No. P252337). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P252337

CUSAS 17, 008 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P252337 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).

@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-17]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 17, 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P252337},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P252337},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P252337
LB  - CDLI:P252337
M1  - 2026/10/17/
TI  - CUSAS 17, 008 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P252337
ER  -