CUSAS 39, 199 (P250486)

Business / Contracts 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 1743

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (loan)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

40.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2# ku3#-babbar#
2. masz2 5(disz) gin2 1(disz) gin2#-ta
3. ki ad-da-bi-ta
4. lugal-a2-zi-da
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
2. igi sza3-bi-sze3
3. igi giri3-<ni>-i3-sa6
4. iti {gesz}apin-du8-<a>
5. mu za-ab-sza-li ba-hul#

Text content

Genre(s) Legal > Business / Contracts (loan)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P250486

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 40.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 15.0 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 1743
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 169909

References

  • primary: CUSAS 39, 199

    [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
2018-04-24 at 14:19:21 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-12-04 at 05:50:08 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:45:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-07-22 at 10:07:44 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-02-05 at 17:13:26 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:26 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, 199 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250486.
CUSAS 39, 199 artifact entry (No. P250486). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250486
CUSAS 39, 199 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250486 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
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	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 199 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250486},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250486},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P250486
LB  - CDLI:P250486
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 199 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 39, 199 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250486.
CUSAS 39, 199 artifact entry (No. P250486). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250486
CUSAS 39, 199 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250486 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 199 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250486},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250486},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P250486
LB  - CDLI:P250486
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 199 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250486
ER  - 
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