CUSAS 39, 044 (P253137)

Tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), 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 4040

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

35.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) kusz udu niga
 en: 1 hide of a fattened sheep.
2. 1(disz) kusz masz2 niga
 en: 1 hide of a fattened goat.
3. ba-usz2
 en: Dead.
4. ki# {d}iszkur-illat-ta
 en: From Adad-tillati.
reverse
1. a-na-ah-i3-li2
 en: Anah-ili
2. szu ba-an-ti
 en: received.
  blank space
3. iti u5-bi2-gu7
 en: Month: "Eating the goose(?)."
4. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma bad3 mar-tu mu-du3 mu us2-sa-bi
 en: Year following: "Shu-Suen, king of Ur, built the Martu Wall" Year following that.

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P253137

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 35.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number MS 4040
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 196245

References

  • primary: CUSAS 39, 44

    [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
2020-07-25 at 08:44:49 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2020-07-25 at 08:44:18 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-01-12 at 10:08:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-12-04 at 05:50:25 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-11-20 at 06:28:14 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-11-20 at 06:26:48 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. 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, 044 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253137.
CUSAS 39, 044 artifact entry (No. P253137). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253137
CUSAS 39, 044 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253137 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 044 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253137},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253137},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253137
LB  - CDLI:P253137
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 044 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253137
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 39, 044 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253137.
CUSAS 39, 044 artifact entry (No. P253137). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253137
CUSAS 39, 044 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253137 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 044 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253137},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253137},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253137
LB  - CDLI:P253137
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 044 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253137
ER  -
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