CUSAS 39, 181 (P250634)

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 1944/01

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

24.0 mm × 19.0 mm × 10.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. nu-ur2-{d}utu
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. bur-ma-am3
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. e-lu2-x-ad
10. 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) sa!(SILA3) szum2
11. da-da-a
12. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 4(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
13. 3(disz) gin2 i3 1(disz) gin2 naga
reverse
1. ur-lugal
2. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 4(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
3. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. bu3-KA
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
6. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. ur-ma-ma
8. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
9. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. ur-{d}utu
11. szunigin 4(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz 4(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 ninda 1(u) 6(disz) sa szum2
12. 1/2(disz) sila3 1(disz) gin2 i3# 1(u) 6(disz) gin2 naga
left
1. u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam
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2. iti sze-kar-ra-{ga2}gar

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): 24.0 high × 19.0 wide × 10.0 thick
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  • primary: CUSAS 39, 181

    [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 1944/01
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-06-01 at 19:12:17 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:53:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-09-15 at 14:21:03 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2016-01-05 at 16:16:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-12-04 at 05:50:11 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-10-14 at 04:58:08 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-10-10 at 13:14:31 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. 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

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 39, 181 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250634.
CUSAS 39, 181 artifact entry (No. P250634). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250634
CUSAS 39, 181 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250634 (Accessed: January 31, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-31]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 181 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250634},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250634},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P250634
LB  - CDLI:P250634
M1  - 2026/1/31/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 181 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250634
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 39, 181 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250634.
CUSAS 39, 181 artifact entry (No. P250634). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250634
CUSAS 39, 181 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250634 (Accessed: January 31, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-31]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 181 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250634},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250634},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P250634
LB  - CDLI:P250634
M1  - 2026/1/31/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 181 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250634
ER  -
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