CUSAS 39, 042 (P253774)

Administrative 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 4744

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

110.0 mm × 79.0 mm × 29.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(asz) {gesz}pesz3 duru5 gur#
2. me-pa-e3 dumu lu2-[bara2]
3. 1(barig) 5(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 {gesz}ge6-par4# duru5
4. 4(asz) 4(barig) {gesz}pesz3 duru5 gur
5. lu2-ga
6. 6(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 {gesz}nirx(|MIR.ZA|) gur
7. 5(ban2) gesztin duru5
8. 4(barig) 4(ban2) {gesz}pesz3 duru5
9. lu2-{d}nin-szubur
10. 1(barig) {gesz}ge6-par4 duru5
11. u2-ar-tum
12. 5(ban2)# 6(disz) sila3 {gesz}pesz3 duru5
13. lu2-{d}szara2
14. 1(barig) {gesz}pesz3 duru5
15. ur-{d}szara2
16. 2(asz) 2(barig) {gesz}pesz3 duru5 gur
17. a-gu-gu
18. 1(barig) {gesz}pesz3 duru5
19. ur-{d}ab-u2
20. 2(ban2) {gesz}pesz3 duru5
21. a-na-lu2
  blank space
22. ugula {d}szara2-a-mu
23. 1(asz) {gesz}ge6-par4 duru5 gur
24. 1(asz) {gesz}pesz3 duru5 gur
25. dam# lugal-nesag-e
26. 3(ban2) {gesz}ge6-par4 duru5
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. 1(barig) 2(ban2)# [...]
2'. ur-e2-[an-na]
3'. 1(barig) 3(ban2) {gesz#}ge6-[par4 duru5?]
4'. 1(barig) {gesz}pesz3# [duru5?]
5'. ur-kun#
6'. 1(asz) 2(barig) {gesz}ge6-par4 duru5# [gur]
7'. dam i3-li2-mu
8'. 3(asz) 1(barig) {gesz}nirx(|MIR.ZA|) gur
9'. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
10'. 1(barig) 5(ban2) {gesz}ge6-par4 duru5
11'. a-gu-du
12'. 1(barig)#? 5(ban2) {gesz}ge6-par4 duru5
13'. szesz-a-ni
14'. 5(ban2) {gesz}ge6-par4 duru5
15'. lu2-eb-gal
16'. 1(barig) {gesz}pesz3 duru5 1(barig) {gesz}ge6-par4 duru5
17'. 3(barig) {gesz}nirx(|MIR.ZA|)
18'. ur-esz3-bar-ra
19'. 1(asz) 2(barig) gesztin duru5 gur
20'. {d}en-lil2-la2-i3-sa6
21'. 1(barig) {gesz}ge6-par4 duru5
22'. a-a-lu2-du10
23'. 2(ban2) {gesz}pesz3 duru5
24'. ba-ga
25'. 2(ban2) {gesz}pesz3 duru5
reverse
column 1
1. {d}szara2-mu-tum2
  blank space
2. ugula a-gu-du
3. 1(barig) {gesz}pesz3 duru5 an-dul3
4. 1(barig) {gesz}ge6-par4 duru5 a-da-lal3
5. 1(asz) 1(barig) {gesz}pesz3 duru5 gur
6. 1(asz) {gesz}nirx(|MIR.ZA|)# gur
7. ur-li
8. 3(ban2) {gesz}ge6-par4 duru5 u3
9. 1(ban2) {gesz}[x] duru5
10. 2(ban2) {gesz}[ge6]-par4# duru5
11. da-a-[da]-mu
12. 1(barig) {gesz}ge6-par4 duru5 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
13. 1(asz) 1(barig) {gesz}nirx(|MIR.ZA|) gur
14. da-da igi-du8
15. 1(u) 2(asz) x [...]
  rest broken
column 2
  blank space
1. szunigin 1(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) gesztin duru5 gur
2. gesztin had2-bi 1(barig) 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3
3. szunigin 1(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 {gesz}pesz3 duru5 gur
4. {gesz}pesz3 sze-er-gu-bi 3(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) 1/3(disz)
5. szunigin 6(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 {gesz}ge6-par4 duru5 gur
6. {gesz}ge6-par4 had2-bi 1(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 6(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
7. szunigin 2(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 {gesz}nirx(|MIR.ZA|) gur
  blank space
8. gesztin {gesz}pesz3 kab2# [du11-ga]
9. mu si-ma-num2{ki#} [ba]-hul#
left
1. szunigin-bi ur-ge6-par4 u3 hu-wa-wa ib2-gi-in

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P253774

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 110.0 mm × 79.0 mm × 29.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number MS 4744
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 170130

References

  • primary: CUSAS 39, 42

    [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
2018-05-22 at 06:48:02 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2018-03-31 at 09:13:47 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2017-09-05 at 16:48:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2017-07-03 at 11:31:34 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 16:35:06 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2014-12-04 at 05:50:43 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 13:53:43 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 11:47:09 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-09-03 at 12:21:21 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-09-03 at 08:35:20 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-09-03 at 08:28:34 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 Artifact

“CUSAS 39, 042 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253774.
CUSAS 39, 042 artifact entry (No. P253774). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253774
CUSAS 39, 042 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253774 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-30]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253774},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253774},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 39, 042 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253774.
CUSAS 39, 042 artifact entry (No. P253774). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253774
CUSAS 39, 042 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253774 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-30]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253774},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253774},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253774
LB  - CDLI:P253774
M1  - 2026/4/30/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 042 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253774
ER  -
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