CUSAS 39, 231 (P250646)

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 1947/08

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Receipt (receipt)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

35.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(barig)# sze-ba
2. a-da-na-ah
3. ki-su7 gub3-temen-na-ta
  blank space
reverse
  blank space
1. iti min-esz3
2. mu ma2!-gur8!-mah ba-dim2

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative > Receipt (receipt)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P250646

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 35.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 15.0 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 1947/08
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 169970

References

  • primary: CUSAS 39, 231

    [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
2014-09-29 at 13:53:39 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 11:47:08 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:45:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-02-05 at 17:13:27 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:28 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI 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, 231 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250646.
CUSAS 39, 231 artifact entry (No. P250646). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250646
CUSAS 39, 231 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250646 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 231 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250646},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250646},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P250646
LB  - CDLI:P250646
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 231 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250646
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 39, 231 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250646.
CUSAS 39, 231 artifact entry (No. P250646). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250646
CUSAS 39, 231 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250646 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 231 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250646},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250646},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P250646
LB  - CDLI:P250646
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 231 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250646
ER  -
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