CUSAS 39, 175 (P250790)

Administrative 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 2022/2

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

21.0 mm × 19.0 mm × 9.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. ar-szi-ah
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. ip-qu2-sza
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. za-ba-ba
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. lu2-{d}nanna
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. hu-la-al
11. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
reverse
1. hu-ba-a
2. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. ur-{d}da-mu
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
5. lu2-sa6-ga
6. szunigin 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 2(ban2) ninda
7. szunigin 2/3(disz) sila3 szum2
8. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 i3#
9. szunigin 1(u) 6(disz) gin2 naga
left
1. u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam iti sze-sag11-[ku5]
2. mu us2-sa si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P250790

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 21.0 mm × 19.0 mm × 9.0 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 2022/2
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 170031

References

  • primary: CUSAS 39, 175

    [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
2018-06-23 at 03:50:13 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-22 at 06:33:46 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-04-25 at 13:11:32 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-09-15 at 14:21:32 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-12-04 at 05:50:23 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:45:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:38:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-02-05 at 17:13:28 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:29 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2004-12-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Bartash, Vitali; Dahl, Jacob L.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Johnson, J. Cale; Stadhouders, Henry CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 39, 175 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250790.
CUSAS 39, 175 artifact entry (No. P250790). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250790
CUSAS 39, 175 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250790 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 175 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250790},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250790},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
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LB  - CDLI:P250790
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 175 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 39, 175 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250790.
CUSAS 39, 175 artifact entry (No. P250790). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250790
CUSAS 39, 175 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250790 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 175 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250790},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250790},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P250790
LB  - CDLI:P250790
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 175 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250790
ER  -
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