CUSAS 39, 059 (P250651)

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 1947/13

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Receipt (receipt szu ba-ti)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

32.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 12.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(u) x
 en: 40 ...
2. ki szesz-kal-la-ta
 en: From Šeš-kala.
3. lugal-{gesz}gigir
 en: Lugal-gigir
4. szu ba-ti
 en: received.
reverse
1. iti# szu#-numun#
 en: Month: “Seeding.”
2. mu# an-sza-an#?{ki} HUB2? hul
 en: Year: “Anšan . . . destroyed.”
seal 1
1. x-u2-x
 en: ...
2. nu-banda3
 en: captain,
3. dumu#? lugal#-gigir#?
 en: child(?) of Lugal-gigir.

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative > Receipt (receipt szu ba-ti)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P250651

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 32.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 12.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number MS 1947/13
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 169974

References

  • primary: CUSAS 39, 59

    [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
2023-02-24 at 17:29:33 Willighagen, Lars Transliteration Willighagen, Lars Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2021-10-15 at 13:00:41 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View
2020-07-28 at 14:51:24 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2018-04-03 at 14:45:57 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-12-04 at 05:50:13 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-11-21 at 06:34:54 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 13:53:40 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 14:45:48 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 12:38:28 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, 059 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250651.
CUSAS 39, 059 artifact entry (No. P250651). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250651
CUSAS 39, 059 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250651 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250651},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250651},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P250651
LB  - CDLI:P250651
M1  - 2026/5/17/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 059 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250651
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 39, 059 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250651.
CUSAS 39, 059 artifact entry (No. P250651). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250651
CUSAS 39, 059 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250651 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250651},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250651},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P250651
LB  - CDLI:P250651
M1  - 2026/5/17/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 059 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250651
ER  -
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