CUSAS 39, 172 (P250529)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 1871/1

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

32.0 mm × 25.0 mm × 12.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. i-gu-um
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. pu-ha-ti
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. szar-ru-ba-ni
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. lugal-ni-mah
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. zu2-ga-li
11. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. hu-bu-ti-a
13. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 x gin2 i3 2(disz) naga
14. szu-e3-a
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. ur-{d}utu
3. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. sze-le-bu-um
5. 1(ban2) kasz dug dida 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3#-ta#? 1(ban2) ninda 2(ban2) dabin? 1(u) gin2? i3?
6. in-za-um
7. szunigin 4(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 kasz 1(disz) dug dida# 1(u) 5(disz) sila3#?-ta#?
8. szunigin 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda 2(ban2)#? 2(ban2) dabin?
9. szunigin 2/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2 1/2(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 naga
left
1. u4 2(u)-kam
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2. iti szu-numun
3. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-an-du8

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 32.0 high × 25.0 wide × 12.0 thick
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  • primary: CUSAS 39, 172

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: MS 1871/1
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.02.06.20
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:53:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-01-11 at 15:22:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:45:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:38:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-02-05 at 17:13:26 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:26 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2004-12-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Bartash, Vitali; Dahl, Jacob L.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Johnson, J. Cale; Stadhouders, Henry CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CUSAS 39, 172 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250529.
CUSAS 39, 172 artifact entry (No. P250529). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250529
CUSAS 39, 172 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250529 (Accessed: June 1, 2025).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-01]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 172 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250529},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250529},
}


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