CUSAS 39, 134 (P250520)

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 1846/2

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

118.0 mm × 74.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
column 01
1. 1(asz)# 1(barig) 4(disz) ug3 a-ab-ba#?-mu
2. [1(disz)] 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) {d}x-x-gal2-x? dumu-ni
3. 1(asz) 3(ban2) 1(disz) tug2 ur-e2-gal dumu ama-kal-la
  blank space
  erasure
4. [1(asz) 3(ban2)] tug2 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
5. [1(asz) 3(ban2)] tug2# {d}szul-gi-zi-mu
6. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 {d}szul-gi-iri-mu
7. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 ur-{d}da-mu
8. 1(asz)# 3(ban2) tug2 lugal-ba-ta-e3
9. 1(asz)# 3(ban2)# tug2 {d}szul-gi-zi-mu min-kam
10. 1(asz)# 3(ban2)# tug2 a-hu-szu-ni
11. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 lugal-zi-mu
12. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 ur-{d}suen dumu ha-lu5-lu5
13. 1(asz)# 3(ban2) tug2 ur-{d}dumu-zi-da dumu nam-x-tur
14. [1(asz) 3(ban2)] tug2 a-hu-du10
15. [...] x x
column 02
1. giri3 e2-gal ur-{d}asznan
2. dumu lugal-{gesz}gigir-re szim-me
3. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 ur-{gesz}gigir dumu e-zi2-ib-tum
4. giri3 e2-gal lugal-szesz-ku3 dumu geme2-{d}suen
5. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 lugal-ezem dumu nin-kal-la
6. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 ur-zabala3{ki} dumu nin-ur2-ra-ni
7. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 lugal-{gesz}gigir-re dumu sza-dur
8. giri3? e2-gal ur-{d}dumu-zi-da
9. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 e2-ki-bi dumu zu-hu-ut
10. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 i-ra-am-i3-li2 dumu a2-bi-mu
11. zah3-ta gur-ra
12. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 lu2-{d}utu dumu AN-gu-gu-um
13. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 lugal-{d}nin-ur4-ra
reverse
column 1
1. dumu ur-apin-du7
2. GAM? lu2-{d}utu
3. 1(asz) 3(ban2) 4(disz) lugal-ma2-gur8-re
4. 1(disz) 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ur-{d}dumu-zi-da
5. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) lugal-ezem
6. dumu-ni-me
7. 1(asz) 2(ban2) 2(disz) {d}szara2-ba-zi-ge
8. dumu lu2-kal#-la# dub-sar
9. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 ir-du10-ga dumu da-ga-mu
10. szu ug3 ma2-gur8-re
11. zah3 ug3 a-hu-ni dumu-ni
  blank space
12. ki ba-sa6 ugula-ta
  erasure
  blank space
column 2
  blank space
1. szunigin# 1(asz)# 1(barig) 4(disz) ug3 gurusz gur
2. szunigin 2(u) 1(asz) ug3 3(ban2) tug2
3. szunigin 2(asz) IL2# 2(ban2) 2(disz)
4. szunigin 3(disz) dumu nita2 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz)
5. szunigin# 1(disz) GAM? gurusz
6. szunigin# 1(disz) ug3 szu gurusz#
7. szunigin# 1(disz) ug3 zah3 gurusz#
  blank space
8. ug3-IL2 tur-tur
9. giri3-se3-ga e2-masz-me
10. ugula a-ba-ba-mu
11. iti dal
12. mu ku3 gu-za {d}en-lil2 ba-dim2
  blank space
seal 1
1. lugal-da-[...]
2. dumu ur-e2#-[...]

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P250520

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 118.0 mm × 74.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number MS 1846/2
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 169918

References

  • primary: CUSAS 39, 134

    [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
2026-10-03 at 22:29:22 Pottorf, Andrew Transliteration Pottorf, Andrew Submitted View
2026-07-21 at 22:17:56 Pottorf, Andrew Transliteration Pottorf, Andrew Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-04-14 at 09:04:00 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-02-28 at 17:16:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-10-11 at 13:27:03 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-10-11 at 13:25:26 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-10-11 at 12:51:21 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-10-11 at 12:40:06 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-06-15 at 08:38:27 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
2014-09-30 at 08:35:44 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, 134 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250520.
CUSAS 39, 134 artifact entry (No. P250520). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250520
CUSAS 39, 134 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250520 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 134 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250520},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250520},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P250520
LB  - CDLI:P250520
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 134 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250520
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 39, 134 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250520.
CUSAS 39, 134 artifact entry (No. P250520). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250520
CUSAS 39, 134 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250520 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 134 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250520},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250520},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P250520
LB  - CDLI:P250520
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 134 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250520
ER  -
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