CUSAS 39, 196 (P250468)

Business / Contracts 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

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Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 1716/2

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (contract)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

58.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 20.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) gu4 dingir-ama#-mu
2. ku3-bi 6(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2#
3. inim-bi i3-til#
4. lugal#-ma2#-gur8#-re-sze3#
5. a-tu-e in-szi-sa10#
6. igi lu2-kal-la-[sze3]
7. igi bi2-da-sze3
8. igi lugal-ku3-zu-sze3
9. igi ur-saga
10. igi nimgir-an-ne2
reverse
1. lu2 ki inim-ma-me
2. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-da-gan ba-du3
  blank space

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 58.0 high × 42.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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  • primary: CUSAS 39, 196

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: MS 1716/2
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.40.00.00 (us2 year)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-18 at 14:57:39 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L.; Wagensonner, Klaus Dahl, Jacob L. approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:19:04 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-12-04 at 05:50:07 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2014-09-29 at 13:53:44 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2014-09-29 at 11:47:09 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:45:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-07-03 at 10:09:01 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2007-02-05 at 17:13:26 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:26 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2004-12-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Bartash, Vitali; Dahl, Jacob L.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Johnson, J. Cale; Stadhouders, Henry CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 39, 196 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250468.
CUSAS 39, 196 artifact entry (No. P250468). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250468
CUSAS 39, 196 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250468 (Accessed: October 28, 2025).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-28]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 196 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250468},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250468},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P250468
LB  - CDLI:P250468
M1  - 2025/10/28/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 196 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250468
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 39, 196 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250468.
CUSAS 39, 196 artifact entry (No. P250468). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250468
CUSAS 39, 196 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250468 (Accessed: October 28, 2025).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-28]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 196 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250468},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250468},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P250468
LB  - CDLI:P250468
M1  - 2025/10/28/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 196 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250468
ER  -
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