CUSAS 39, 174 (P250532)

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 1871/4

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

27.0 mm × 25.0 mm × 10.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. a-hu-a-ti
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. i-szar-la-ni
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. dingir-ki-ma-at
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. SI-A-a
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. ba-riq2-dingir
11. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. na-x
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
reverse
1. x-bi2-[x]
2. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. e-mu-lum
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
5. dingir-i3-zu
6. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. esz18-dar-al-szu
8. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. ri-isz-dingir
  blank space
10. szunigin 1(ban2) kasz saga szunigin 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 kasz du
11. szunigin 4(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 5/6(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2
12. szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 3(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 naga
13. u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
  some text moved to next line
14. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
15. mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul

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): 27.0 high × 25.0 wide × 10.0 thick
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  • primary: CUSAS 39, 174

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: MS 1871/4
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.03.10.12
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:53:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-12-20 at 14:05:22 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-12-04 at 05:50:08 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2014-11-21 at 10:28:48 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2014-09-29 at 13:53:52 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2014-09-29 at 11:47:13 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:45:35 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, 174 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250532.
CUSAS 39, 174 artifact entry (No. P250532). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250532
CUSAS 39, 174 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250532 (Accessed: December 27, 2025).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-27]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 174 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250532},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250532},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P250532
LB  - CDLI:P250532
M1  - 2025/12/27/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 174 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250532
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 39, 174 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250532.
CUSAS 39, 174 artifact entry (No. P250532). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250532
CUSAS 39, 174 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250532 (Accessed: December 27, 2025).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-27]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 174 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250532},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250532},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P250532
LB  - CDLI:P250532
M1  - 2025/12/27/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 174 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250532
ER  -
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