CUSAS 39, 040 (P253509)

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 4356

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Account (account nig2-ka9-ak e2 ib2-tur3{ki})

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

49.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 4(u)-sze3
2. a2-bi u4 1(gesz'u) 4(u)-kam
  calculation: 16 × 40 = 640
  blank space
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 6(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
5. giri3 lugal-mah#?
6. 1(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(u)# la2 1(disz@t)-sze3 giri3 ur-{d}szara2
7. e2 tum-malx(TUR3){ki} du3-a
8. [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
  blank space
1'. nig2-ka9-ak e2 tum-malx(TUR3){ki}
2'. mu hu-hu-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative > Account (account nig2-ka9-ak e2 ib2-tur3{ki})
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P253509

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 49.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 23.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number MS 4356
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 170061

References

  • primary: CUSAS 39, 40

    [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
2020-03-28 at 09:56:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:55:43 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:44:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:45:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-06-13 at 16:53:53 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. 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, 040 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253509.
CUSAS 39, 040 artifact entry (No. P253509). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253509
CUSAS 39, 040 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253509 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253509},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253509},
}


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M1  - 2026/4/24/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 040 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 39, 040 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253509.
CUSAS 39, 040 artifact entry (No. P253509). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253509
CUSAS 39, 040 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253509 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253509},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253509},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253509
LB  - CDLI:P253509
M1  - 2026/4/24/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 040 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253509
ER  -
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