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CUSAS 39, 204 (P250744)

Legal 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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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Photo

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Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 2018/1

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

49.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nanna
2. za3 iti sze-sag11-ku5
3. mu us2-sa en {d}nanna masz2-e i3-pa3-da-sze3
4. ur-{d}nun-gal-ra
reverse
1. nu-un-da-gal2-la
2. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
seal impression
seal 1
1. ur-{d}nun-gal
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-e2-mah-e

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)

Collections

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 49.0 high × 45.0 wide × 15.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Legal
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: CUSAS 39, 204

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: MS 2018/1
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.05.01.00 (us2 year)
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2014-09-29 at 13:53:46	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved
2014-09-29 at 11:47:10	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:45:50	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2007-02-05 at 17:13:27	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:38:28	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2004-12-15 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Bartash, Vitali; Dahl, Jacob L.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Johnson, J. Cale; Stadhouders, Henry	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (169987) (169987)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 005278 (composite) (P457988)	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 39, 204 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250744.

CUSAS 39, 204 artifact entry (No. P250744). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250744

CUSAS 39, 204 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250744 (Accessed: January 2, 2026).

@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-02]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 204 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250744},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250744},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P250744
LB  - CDLI:P250744
M1  - 2026/1/2/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 204 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250744
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 39, 204 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250744.

CUSAS 39, 204 artifact entry (No. P250744). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250744

CUSAS 39, 204 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250744 (Accessed: January 2, 2026).

@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-02]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 204 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250744},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250744},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P250744
LB  - CDLI:P250744
M1  - 2026/1/2/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 204 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250744
ER  -