CUSAS 39, 083 (P250481)

Receipt tablet & envelope 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 1739/2

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Receipt (receipt)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

32.0 mm × 28.0 mm × 13.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5/6(disz)# gin2# ku3#?-sig17#?
2. masz2 ga2-ga2#-[de3]
3. ki# nig2-kal#-[la-ta]
4. a-kal-[la]
5. szu# [ba-ti]
reverse
1. nig2 ku3 bappir
2. u4 2(u) 8(disz) zal-la#
  blank space
envelope
obverse
1. 5/6(disz)# gin2# ku3#?-sig17#?
2. ki nig2-kal-la-ta
  blank space
  seal impression
3. a-kal-la szu ba#-[ti]
  blank space
  seal impression
4. nig2 ku3# bappir#
reverse
  broken
seal 1
1. a-a-kal-la
2. dumu ur-li

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative > Receipt (receipt)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P250481

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 32.0 mm × 28.0 mm × 13.0 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 1739/2
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 169904

References

  • primary: CUSAS 39, 83

    [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
2020-03-11 at 13:34:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-12-04 at 05:50:07 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-10-09 at 10:12:08 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. 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, 083 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250481.
CUSAS 39, 083 artifact entry (No. P250481). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250481
CUSAS 39, 083 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250481 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-17]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 083 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250481},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250481},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P250481
LB  - CDLI:P250481
M1  - 2026/10/17/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 083 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250481
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 39, 083 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250481.
CUSAS 39, 083 artifact entry (No. P250481). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250481
CUSAS 39, 083 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250481 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-17]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 083 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250481},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250481},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P250481
LB  - CDLI:P250481
M1  - 2026/10/17/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 083 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250481
ER  - 
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