CUSAS 39, 241 (P253711)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), 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 4701

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

50.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(barig) i3 nar-nita2
2. 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 nar-munus
3. i3 DAG 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
4. mu-kux(DU)
5. sza3#-bi#-ta
6. 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 dumu-gi7 HI-da ib2-szeszx(KWU896)
reverse
1. a-ra2# 2(disz)-kam
2. 4(disz) sila3 ug3-IL2 dumu-dumu u3 he2-dab5 ib2-szeszx(KWU896)
4. giri3 gu-du-du
5. iti sze-sag11-ku5#
6. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P253711

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 50.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 19.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number MS 4701
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 170092

References

  • primary: CUSAS 39, 241

    [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
2020-03-12 at 17:23:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2018-05-22 at 01:14:34 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2018-04-25 at 13:10:32 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-12-04 at 05:50:34 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-10-09 at 09:55:18 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. 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, 241 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253711.
CUSAS 39, 241 artifact entry (No. P253711). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253711
CUSAS 39, 241 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253711 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253711},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253711},
}

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DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
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M1  - 2026/4/24/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 241 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 39, 241 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253711.
CUSAS 39, 241 artifact entry (No. P253711). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253711
CUSAS 39, 241 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253711 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 241 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253711},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253711},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253711
LB  - CDLI:P253711
M1  - 2026/4/24/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 241 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253711
ER  - 
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