CUSAS 39, 202 (P250487)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), 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 1744

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (contract)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

45.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. mu lugal ur-bi
2. iti sig4-gar-ga
3. sza3 kiszib3-ba nu-zu
4. 2(u) 4(asz) sze gur ga#-zu
5. mu NI mah
6. x lu2#-isin2[{+si}]
reverse
1. igi# ur-{d}nin-urta
2. [igi] lu2#?-nig2-da#?-[x]
3. [igi] x x x
4. igi# a#-a-kal#-la#
5. igi e2-ki#-bi
6. igi#? a-ad-kal-la
7. lu2# inim#-bi-sze3
  blank space
left
1. igi amar-musz-x x

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P250487

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 45.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number MS 1744
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 169910

References

  • primary: CUSAS 39, 202

    [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 07:27:51 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-04-16 at 15:10:34 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-01-30 at 21:12:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-12-04 at 05:50:08 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-09-05 at 10:14:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:45:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:38:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-10 at 11:59:29 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, 202 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250487.
CUSAS 39, 202 artifact entry (No. P250487). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250487
CUSAS 39, 202 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250487 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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	title = {CUSAS 39, 202 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250487},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250487},
}


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DA  - 2004/12/15/
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M1  - 2026/10/21/
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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 39, 202 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250487.
CUSAS 39, 202 artifact entry (No. P250487). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250487
CUSAS 39, 202 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250487 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 202 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250487},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250487},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P250487
LB  - CDLI:P250487
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 202 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250487
ER  -
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