CUSAS 39, 164 (P250755)

Letter tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), 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 2019/03

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

52.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) ur2-ra-ni
2. 1(disz) da-da dumu ur#-{gesz#}gigir#
  1 line erased
3. 1(disz) nig2-du11-ga-ni
4. 1(disz) ur-gu2-de3-na dumu lu2-giri17-zal?
5. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-ur4-ra dumu szu-esz18-dar
reverse
1. 1(disz) lu2-dingir-ra dumu szesz-kal-la
2. 1(disz) lugal-uszurx(|LAL2.TUG2|) dumu ur-dun
3. 1(disz) szesz-kal-la dumu TE-A-na aga3-us2
4. dingir-ra
5. u3 lugal-nir
6. u3-na-a-du11
7. he2-em-gi4-gi4

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P250755

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 52.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number MS 2019/03
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 169998

References

  • primary: CUSAS 39, 164

    [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
2017-06-21 at 16:08:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-09-16 at 09:54:55 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-12-04 at 05:50:17 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-11-21 at 08:02:27 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-11-14 at 09:58:43 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-11-14 at 09:46:36 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2013-06-30 at 10:29:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:45:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-07-01 at 14:36:12 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-07-01 at 14:35:55 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

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 39, 164 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250755.
CUSAS 39, 164 artifact entry (No. P250755). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250755
CUSAS 39, 164 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250755 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 164 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250755},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250755},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P250755
LB  - CDLI:P250755
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 164 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250755
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 39, 164 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250755.
CUSAS 39, 164 artifact entry (No. P250755). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250755
CUSAS 39, 164 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250755 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 164 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250755},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250755},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P250755
LB  - CDLI:P250755
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 164 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250755
ER  -
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