CUSAS 39, 136 (P250519)

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 1846/1

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (inventory of workers)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

107.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. ug3 ur-{d}iszkur ugula
2. 1(disz) ur-{gesz#}gigir dumu-ni
3. 1(asz) 4(ban2) tug2 lugal-nir-gal2
4. 1(asz) 4(ban2) tug2 a-da-na-ah
5. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 ur-e2-gal
6. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 lugal-ha#-ma-ti
7. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 ur-{d}iszkur
8. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 dingir-ba-an
9. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
10. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 szesz-kal-la
11. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 lu2-{d}suen
12. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 ur-e2-masz
13. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 ur2-nig2-du10
14. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 ku3-{d}szara2
15. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 giri3-{d}szara2? i3-dab5 zah3-ta gur-ra
16. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 lugal-he2-gal2
17. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 lugal-bara2-ge-si
18. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 nig2-u2-rum
19. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 a-tu
20. 1(asz) 2(ban2) tug2 {d}szara2-kam
21. bahar3# lugal-ezem
22. [1(asz)] 3(ban2)# tug2 lugal-ezem min-kam
23. [x]-am3
24. [1(asz)] 3(ban2)# tug2 gesz-bi dumu# {d}nin-szubur-an-dul3
reverse
1. [1(asz)] 4(ban2)# tug2# lu2#-ma2-gur8-re dumu {d}nerah-an-dul3
2. gesz#-hur-e
  erasure before gesz#
3. 1(asz) 4(ban2) tug2 ARAD2-{d}szara2 dumu ur-{d}asznan
4. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 ur-gu2-edin-na dumu bi2-da
  blank space
5. ki ur-{d}da-mu ugula-ta
6. 1(asz) 4(ban2) tug2 u2-sze3-he2-du
7. 1(asz) 4(ban2) tug2 a-kal-la dumu hu-wa-wa
8. 1(asz) 4(ban2) tug2 ku3-{d}szara2 <dumu?> puzur4-ma-ma
  blank space
9. ki lu2-{d}szara2 ugula-ta
10. 1(asz) 4(ban2) tug2 lugal-gesz-hur-e
11. ki ur-{d}nin-su-ta
  blank space
12. szunigin 1(u) 1(asz) ug3 [4(ban2)]
13. szunigin 1(u) 6(asz) ug3 [3(ban2)]
14. szunigin 1(asz) ug3 [2(ban2)]
15. gurum2 ak sza3 i7 lugal#
16. iti min-esz3-ta u4 1(u) 5(disz)-am3 ba-ra-zal-la-ta
17. mu en-unu6-gal en {d}inanna ba-[hun]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (inventory of workers)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P250519

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 107.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 23.0 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 1846/1
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 169917

References

  • primary: CUSAS 39, 136

    [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
2018-06-09 at 01:52:08 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2018-06-04 at 13:50:01 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2018-04-28 at 08:00:50 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2018-04-14 at 14:32:40 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2017-02-28 at 17:16:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:19:06 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-06-15 at 07:05:29 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-12-04 at 05:50:08 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 13:53:49 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 11:47:12 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:45:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-05 at 17:13:26 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:26 CDLI Transliteration CDLI 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, 136 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250519.
CUSAS 39, 136 artifact entry (No. P250519). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250519
CUSAS 39, 136 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250519 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 136 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250519},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250519},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 39, 136 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250519.
CUSAS 39, 136 artifact entry (No. P250519). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250519
CUSAS 39, 136 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250519 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 136 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250519},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250519},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P250519
LB  - CDLI:P250519
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 136 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250519
ER  -
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