CUSAS 39, 123 (P250640)

Receipt 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 1947/02

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Receipt (receipt i3-dab5)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

79.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) za-hu-um zabar# [...]
2. ki-la2-bi [...]
3. 1(disz) x [...]
4. ki-la2-[bi ...]
5. 1(disz) [...]
6. ki-[la2-bi ...]
7. 1(disz) [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  blank space
1. gil-sa bar-ta gal2-la
2. {d}nin-ildu3-ma
3. ki da-lu5-ta
4. du-du i3-dab5
5. giri3 ur-e2-masz-ka
6. iti e2-iti-6(disz)
  blank space
7. mu# {d#}szu#-{d}suen lugal uri5#{ki#}-ma-ke4 ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} mu-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative > Receipt (receipt i3-dab5)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P250640

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 79.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 16.0 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 1947/02
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 169964

References

  • primary: CUSAS 39, 123

    [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
2016-06-16 at 08:21:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-12-04 at 05:50:12 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 13:53:39 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 11:47:08 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:45:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-05 at 17:13:27 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:27 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, 123 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250640.
CUSAS 39, 123 artifact entry (No. P250640). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250640
CUSAS 39, 123 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250640 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 123 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250640},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250640},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
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LB  - CDLI:P250640
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 123 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 39, 123 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250640.
CUSAS 39, 123 artifact entry (No. P250640). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250640
CUSAS 39, 123 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250640 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 123 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250640},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250640},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P250640
LB  - CDLI:P250640
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 123 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250640
ER  - 
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