CUSAS 39, 233 (P253367)

Account 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 4294

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Account (account)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

100.0 mm × 85.0 mm × 32.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [u4] 3(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam
2'. iti# sze-sag11-ku5
3'. 2(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
4'. 2(disz) dug dida du 3(ban2)-ta
5'. 2(disz) dug dida du 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3?-ta
6'. 2(asz) 9(disz) sila3 ninda du gur
7'. 1(barig) 3(ban2) dabin
8'. 3(ban2) sze
9'. 1(disz) udu u2
10'. 1(ban2) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) 2(disz) gin2 i3-gesz
11'. 8(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 igi-sag szum2? gaz?
12'. 5(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 naga? gaz?
  blank space
13'. u4 3(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam
14'. iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-ba-gar
15'. 2(barig) kasz saga
16'. 3(asz) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
17'. 6(disz) dug dida saga 3(ban2)-ta
18'. 9(disz)#? dug dida du 3(ban2)-ta
19'. 1(disz) dug dida du 2(ban2)
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. 6(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 naga#? gaz#?
2'. 1(disz) {gi}kaskal
  blank space
3'. u4 3(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam
4'. iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la
5'. 2(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
6'. 2(disz) dug dida saga 3(ban2)-ta
7'. 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) dug dida du 3(ban2)-ta
8'. 3(disz) dug dida du 2(ban2)-ta
9'. 3(disz) dug dida du 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta
10'. 1(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 ninda du gur
11'. 3(ban2) zi3-gu saga
12'. 1(barig) 2(ban2) zi3-gu du
13'. 1(asz) 4(barig) dabin gur
14'. 4(disz) udu u2
15'. 1(disz) masz2?
16'. 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 1(u) 1(disz) gin2 i3-gesz
17'. 2(barig) zu2-lum
18'. 9(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 1(disz) gin2 szum2 gaz
19'. 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 naga gaz
20'. 7(disz) {gi}gur-dub 1(barig)-ta
  blank space
21'. u4 3(u)-kam
  some text moved to next line
22'. iti nesag
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. x [...]
2'. 1(barig) 4(ban2)#? [...]
3'. 4(asz) 4(barig)#? [...]
4'. 3(disz) dug# [dida ...]
5'. 3(disz) dug# [dida ...]
6'. 8(disz) dug# [dida ...]
7'. 3(disz) dug# [dida ...]
8'. 3(disz) dug# [dida ...]
9'. 2(asz) 1(barig)# [...]
10'. 4(ban2) [...]
11'. 1(barig) 4(ban2) [...]
12'. 2(ban2) [...]
13'. 3(asz) 1(barig) [...]
14'. 1(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) [...]
15'. 1/2(disz)? [...]
16'. 1(disz) udu#? [...]
17'. 4(disz) [...]
18'. 1(disz) sila3 [...]
19'. 3(ban2) 4(disz) [sila3 ...]
20'. 1(ban2) 1(disz) [sila3 ...]
21'. 7(disz) 5/6(disz)# [...]
22'. 3(disz) x [...]
  blank space
23'. u4 3(u)# [...-kam iti ...]
24'. 2(asz) 2(barig) [...]
25'. 1(disz) dug#? [...]
column 4
  broken
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
column 1'
  blank space
1. u4 3(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam
2. iti {d}li9-si4
3. 2(asz)? 2(barig) 4(ban2) [...]
4. 4(ban2) kasz dida saga
5. 1(asz) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz dida du?
6. 3(ban2) zi3-gu saga
7. 2(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) dabin gur
8. 1(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 ninda du gur
9. 4(disz) udu u2 1(disz) masz2
10. 2(barig) zu2-lum
11. 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz du10-ga
12. 2(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 la2 1(disz@t) gin2 i3-gesz
13. 8(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 la2 1(disz@t) gin2 szum2 gaz#
14. 5(disz) 5/6(disz)#? sila3 7(disz)? gin2 naga gaz#
  blank space
15. u4 3(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam
16. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
17. 3(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) kasz du gur
18. 1(barig) 3(ban2) kasz dida x [x]
19. 1(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz dida#? [...] du
20. 2(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 [...]
21. 3(ban2) i3 [...]
22. 2(asz) 2(barig)#? x [...]
  rest broken
column 2'
1. 1(barig) 2(ban2) zi3-gu saga
2. 2(asz) 2(barig) dabin gur
3. 5(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) sze gur
4. 1(barig) zu2-lum
5. 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) udu
6. 3(disz) masz2
7. 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz du10-ga
8. 2(ban2) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 i3-gesz
9. 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 szum2 gaz
10. 8(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 naga gaz
11. 8(disz) {gi}gur-dub 1(barig)
  blank space
12. u4 3(u)-kam
13. iti {d}dumu-zi
  blank space
14. szunigin 4(barig) 4(ban2) kasz saga
15. szunigin 4(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
16. szunigin 2(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) kasz dug dida saga gur
17. szunigin 1(u) 3(asz) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 dug dida du gur
18. szunigin 2(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ninda du gur
  rest broken
column 3'
1. szunigin 3(u) 4(disz) udu bar-gal2
2. szunigin 2(u) 4(disz) udu u2 su-su-ga
3. szunigin 1(u) 7(disz) masz2
4. szunigin 2(barig) 1(ban2) 1(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 igi-sag szum2 gaz
5. szunigin 1(barig) 2(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 8(disz) gin2 naga gaz
6. szunigin 1(asz) duh du gur
7. szunigin 3(u) 3(disz) {gi}gur-dub 1(barig)
8. szunigin 1(disz) {gi}kaskal
  blank space
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative > Account (account)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period --.--.01.29 to --.--.12.00

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P253367

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 100.0 mm × 85.0 mm × 32.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number MS 4294
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 170053

References

  • primary: CUSAS 39, 233

    [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
2018-06-07 at 00:33:32 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2018-04-17 at 14:14:24 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2018-03-26 at 13:07:26 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-01-08 at 10:08:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:55:42 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2014-12-04 at 05:50:26 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 13:53:52 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 11:47:13 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:45:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-05 at 17:13:28 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:33 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 Artifacts

“CUSAS 39, 233 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253367.
CUSAS 39, 233 artifact entry (No. P253367). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253367
CUSAS 39, 233 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253367 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 233 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253367},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253367},
}


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M1  - 2026/4/25/
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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 39, 233 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253367.
CUSAS 39, 233 artifact entry (No. P253367). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253367
CUSAS 39, 233 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253367 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 233 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253367},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253367},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253367
LB  - CDLI:P253367
M1  - 2026/4/25/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 233 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253367
ER  -
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