CUSAS 39, 045 (P250777)

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 2020/16

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-ab-ti (rations))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

30.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(ban2) sze-ba
 en: 4 ban2 of barley rations
2. inim-{d}szara2
 en: (for) Inim-Shara;
3. 4(ban2) ab-ba-gi-na
 en: 4 ban2 (of barley rations for) Abbagina;
4. 4(ban2) lugal-ezem
 en: 4 ban2 (of barley rations for) Lugal-ezem.
5. sze-ba a-szi-an-ka ku5-dam
 en: The barley rations of Er-Dingir will be cut(?).
reverse
1. sze-bi ki gu-du-du-ta#
 en: The barley from Gududu
2. szu ba-ab-ti
 en: was received.
  blank space
3. iti {d}li9-si4#
 en: Month: "Lisi."
4. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
 en: Year: "The En-priest of Eridu was installed."

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P250777

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 30.0 mm × 27.0 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 2020/16
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 170018

References

  • primary: CUSAS 39, 45

    [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
2020-07-25 at 08:47:23 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2020-03-28 at 09:59:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2018-04-03 at 14:20:23 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2018-04-03 at 14:20:05 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2015-06-24 at 11:57:43 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 13:53:49 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 11:47:12 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:45:53 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 12:38:29 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, 045 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250777.
CUSAS 39, 045 artifact entry (No. P250777). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250777
CUSAS 39, 045 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250777 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 045 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250777},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250777},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P250777
LB  - CDLI:P250777
M1  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 045 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250777
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 39, 045 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250777.
CUSAS 39, 045 artifact entry (No. P250777). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250777
CUSAS 39, 045 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250777 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 045 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250777},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250777},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P250777
LB  - CDLI:P250777
M1  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 045 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250777
ER  -
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