CUSAS 39, 157 (P253709)

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 4699

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Account (account workers)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

96.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz
2. sza3-bi-ta
3. 1(u) 5(disz) ma2 zi3-da-sze3
4. giri3 ur-lugal
5. 1(disz) ma2 mun-gazi?
6. giri3? lugal-nig2-lagar-e
7. 1(u) 1(disz) szesz-tab-ba szu-bar-ra
8. 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) ma2 gi uri5#{ki#}-sze3
9. giri3 e2-gal-e-si
10. 1(disz) ur-mes ma2 2(disz) gurusz x [...]
11. 1(disz) lu2-me-lam2 sza3# x [...]
12. 1(disz) ur-{d}szara2 ki a-[...]
13. 1(disz) ur-{gesz}gigir-re NI x [...]
14. 1(disz) gu-u2-gu-[a ...]
  rest broken
  (fragment of other tablet glued onto this one)
reverse
  beginning broken
  (fragment of other tablet glued onto this one)
1'. 1(disz) [...]
2'. 1(disz) ur#-{d}suen# [...]
3'. ki du6#? du [...]
4'. 1(disz) lu2-{d}szara2 dumu lu2-[...]
5'. 1(disz) ezem-ba-ni [...]
6'. sza3-gu4-[me?]
  blank space
9'. szunigin 1(gesz2) 4(disz) gurusz
10'. zi-ga-am3#
11'. la2-ia3 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz
  blank space
12'. erin2 ka-us2-ka-me
  blank space

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P253709

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 96.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 24.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number MS 4699
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 170090

References

  • primary: CUSAS 39, 157

    [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 09:54:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:55:45 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2014-12-04 at 05:50:33 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 13:53:38 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 11:47:07 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2013-07-22 at 12:40:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:45:58 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 12:38:34 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, 157 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253709.
CUSAS 39, 157 artifact entry (No. P253709). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253709
CUSAS 39, 157 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253709 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 157 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253709},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253709},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253709
LB  - CDLI:P253709
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 157 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253709
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 39, 157 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253709.
CUSAS 39, 157 artifact entry (No. P253709). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253709
CUSAS 39, 157 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253709 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 157 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253709},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253709},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253709
LB  - CDLI:P253709
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 157 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253709
ER  -
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