CUSAS 39, 198 (P253193)

Legal tablet excavated in Du-Enlila (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 4096

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Du-Enlila (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

82.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 7(disz) gu4 gesz
2. ki a-na-ta
3. nam-engar-sze3
4. za3-mu
5. u3 da-a
6. in-DU-esz
7. igi ad-da-kal-la szabra-gu4
8. igi ur#-{d}a-ba-ba nu-banda3-gu4
9. 1(disz)# lu2#-{d}inanna dub-sar
10. 1(disz) ur-{d}dumu-zi-da
11. 1(disz) ur-{d}nin-urta ha-za-nu-um
reverse
1. 1(disz) inim-ma-ni-zi ug3#-IL2#
2. 1(disz) iz-bu-um# nu-kiri6
3. 1(disz) du11-ga-a dumu ur-sukkal
4. 1(disz) ug3-IL2 dumu ur-dun
5. 1(disz) lugal-a2#-zi-da dub-sar
6. igi-bi#-sze3 mu lugal# ba-pa3
  blank space
  seal impression
7. iti szu-numun-a
8. mu us2-sa si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul-a
seal 1
1. u3-da-mu
2. dumu ur-du6-ku3-ga

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004311 (composite) (P457021) S004311 uncertain (mod. uncertain) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P253193

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 82.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 23.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number MS 4096
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 170052

References

  • primary: CUSAS 39, 198

    [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.

  • history: Owen, David I., Fs. Neumann (2018) 499 + pl. 2

    [sec46420] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-05-21 at 13:23:11 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2018-05-19 at 21:17:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2018-05-19 at 21:01:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Owen, David I. CDLI Approved View
2016-01-07 at 11:18:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-12-04 at 05:50:26 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 13:53:38 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 11:47:07 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:45:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-06-16 at 19:47:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-05 at 17:13:28 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:33 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, 198 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253193.
CUSAS 39, 198 artifact entry (No. P253193). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253193
CUSAS 39, 198 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253193 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 198 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253193},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253193},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253193
LB  - CDLI:P253193
M1  - 2026/4/26/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 198 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253193
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 39, 198 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253193.
CUSAS 39, 198 artifact entry (No. P253193). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253193
CUSAS 39, 198 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253193 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 198 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253193},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253193},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253193
LB  - CDLI:P253193
M1  - 2026/4/26/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 198 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253193
ER  -
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