CUSAS 39, 054 (P253732)

Receipt 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 4715/08

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Receipt (receipt szu ba-ti)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

49.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(asz) sze gur
 en: 3 gur of barley,
2. a2 lu2 hun-ga2
 en: (compensation for work of hirelings
3. sahar-e-si#?{ki}-ta
 en: (coming) from Sahar-esi.
4. ki lu2-{d}utu
 en: From Lu-Utu.
5. i-la-ak-nu-id
 en: Ilaknuid
6. szu ba-ti
 en: received.
reverse
1. giri3 ur-ba-ba
 en: Conveyor: Ur-Baba.
  seal impression
2. mu# [us2?-sa? en] nanna# kar#?-[zi-da ba]-hun#
 en: Year following: "The En-priestess of Nanna of Karzida was installed."
seal 1
1. i-la-ak-nu-id
 en: Ilaknuid,
2. dub-sar
 en: scribe,
3. [dumu szu-ma-ma]
 en: child of Shu-Mama.

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative > Receipt (receipt szu ba-ti)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002469 (composite) (P455179) S002469 uncertain (mod. uncertain) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P253732

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 49.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 22.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number MS 4715/08
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 170112

References

  • primary: CUSAS 39, 54

    [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 09:25:03 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-04-03 at 14:42:56 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-12-04 at 05:50:38 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-11-21 at 06:28:33 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-11-11 at 13:10:13 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-11-11 at 13:02:09 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-11-11 at 12:12:44 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 13:53:39 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 11:47:08 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-06-13 at 13:07:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:46:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-02-05 at 17:13:28 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:34 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI 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, 054 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253732.
CUSAS 39, 054 artifact entry (No. P253732). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253732
CUSAS 39, 054 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253732 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 054 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253732},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253732},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253732
LB  - CDLI:P253732
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 054 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253732
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 39, 054 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253732.
CUSAS 39, 054 artifact entry (No. P253732). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253732
CUSAS 39, 054 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253732 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 054 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253732},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253732},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253732
LB  - CDLI:P253732
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 054 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253732
ER  -
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