CUSAS 39, 031 (P250742)

Account 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 2016

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Account (account nig2-ka9-ak gu4 lah5 a-tu szusz3)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

110.0 mm × 75.0 mm × 24.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u) 7(disz) gu4 ab2 hi-a
2. si-i3-tum mu# si#-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
3. 3(u) 3(disz) gu4 ab2 hi-a
4. ki lu2-zabala4{ki}-ta
5. 7(disz) gu4 ab2 hi-a
6. ki lugal-ezem-ta
7. 3(u) 4(disz) gu4 ab2 hi-a
8. ki ab-ba-gi-na-ta
9. 5(disz) gu4 ab2 hi-a
10. ki {d}szara2-kam-ta
11. 1(u) la2# 1(disz@t)# gu4 ab2 hi-a
12. ki {d}szara2-a-mu-ta
13. 2(disz) gu4 mu 3(asz)
14. ki ur-{d}a-szar2-ta
15. [1(disz)] gu4 gesz
16. ki lu2-{d}szara2-ta
17. 1(u) 4(disz) gu4 ab2 hi-a
18. ki ur-{d#}su4-da-ta
column 2
1. 9(disz) gu4 ab2 hi#-[a]
2. ki USZ-ta# [x?]
3. 7(disz) gu4 ab2 hi-[a]
4. ki lugal-dub-la2-ta
5. 1(disz) ab2 mah2
6. ki lu2-du10-ga-ta
7. 4(disz) gu4 ab2 hi-a
8. ki ab-ba-gi-na-ta
9. 3(disz) gu4 ab2 hi-a
10. ki al-la-ta
11. 6(disz) gu4 ab2 hi-a
12. ki ur-{gesz}gigir unu3 ensi2-ta
  blank space
13. ki unu3-de3-ne
14. 2(u) 1(disz) ab2 mah2
15. 8(disz) ab2 mu 3(asz)
16. 1(disz) ab2 mu 2(asz)
17. 7(disz) gu4 ga
18. ki ur-{d}ba-ba6-ta
reverse
column 1
  blank space
1. szunigin 3(gesz2) 9(disz) gu4 ab2 hi-a
2. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 2(gesz2) 5(u) 2(disz) gu4 ab2 hi#-a#
5. kiszib3 usz-mu
6. 6(disz) gu4 mu 2(asz)?
7. mu-kux(DU) i3-dab5
8. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6
  blank space
column 2
  blank space
1. szunigin 2(gesz2)# 5(u)# 8(disz) gu4 ab2 hi-a
2. zi-ga-am3
3. la2-ia3 1(u) 1(disz) gu4 ab2 hi-a
  blank space
4. nig2-ka9#-ak# gu4-lah5
5. a-tu# szusz3
6. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-id-ni-im mu-du3
  blank space
left
1. lu2-du10-ga u3# lu2-kar-zi-da im-da-ab-zi

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): 110.0 high × 75.0 wide × 24.0 thick
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  • Condition Description:
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  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: CUSAS 39, 31

    [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 2016
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
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  • Findspot Comments:

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.03.00.00, Šū-Suen.04.00.00
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: Šū-Suen.03.00.00 to Šū-Suen.04.00.00

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-03-28 at 09:35:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2018-04-29 at 07:59:25 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2018-04-17 at 14:13:40 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2018-03-29 at 12:46:51 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:53:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-09-01 at 19:20:23 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:55:41 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 21:58:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-12-04 at 05:50:15 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 13:53:46 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 11:47:10 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:45:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:38:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-06-12 at 17:50:22 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. 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

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 39, 031 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250742.
CUSAS 39, 031 artifact entry (No. P250742). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250742
CUSAS 39, 031 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250742 (Accessed: February 10, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-10]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 031 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250742},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250742},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P250742
LB  - CDLI:P250742
M1  - 2026/2/10/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 031 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250742
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 39, 031 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250742.
CUSAS 39, 031 artifact entry (No. P250742). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250742
CUSAS 39, 031 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250742 (Accessed: February 10, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-10]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 031 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250742},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250742},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P250742
LB  - CDLI:P250742
M1  - 2026/2/10/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 031 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250742
ER  -
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