CUSAS 39, 030 (P253383)

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

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 4310

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

80.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

obverse
1. [1(asz) gur sag]-bi#? gid2-da
2. [mu {d}]szu#-{d}suen lugal-e bad3 mar-tu mu-du3
3. 2(asz) gur a-sza3 {gesz}ma-nu-ta
4. 2(asz) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 sze gur
5. 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ziz2 gur
6. uku2#-nu-ti-ta
7. 4(asz) gur a-sza3 {d}nin-ur4-ra-ta#?
8. 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 ziz2 gur
9. kar-ta
10. 1(asz) 3(ban2) gur ki szesz-kal-la-ta
11. 5(asz) 2(barig) gur ki e2-gal-e-si-ta
12. 1(asz) 4(barig) gur sze kasz ninda gal2-la r 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam
erasure after 4(barig)
13. 4(ban2)? 5(disz) sila3 sze ninda iti 3(disz)-kam
14. 5(ban2)#? 5(disz) sila3 u4-de3 gid2-da u4 1(disz)-kam
reverse
blank space
1. szunigin 2(u) 2(asz) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur
calculation: 1;0,0 + 2;0,0 + 2;0,2 4 + 1;2,3 4 + 4;0,0 + 2;2,1 8 + 1;0,3 + 5;4,0 + 1;4,0 + 0;0,4 5 + 0;0,5 5 = 22;0,0 6
2. sza3-bi-ta
3. 1(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 gur
4. sa2-du11 iti 3(disz)-kam nig2-diri pa4-u2-e ib2-gar
5. 3(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) la2#? 1(disz)#? sila3 gur
9(disz) sila3 is needed, but possibly erased here
calculation: 18;2,3,7 + 3;2,3 -1 = 22;0,0 6
6. sag-bi gid2-da
7. nig2-ka9-ak {d}en-ki
8. nigar{gar}-ki-du10
9. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e bad3# mar#-tu# mu-du3#

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Su-Suen.04.00.00 , Su-Suen.05.00.00 (us2 year)
Accounting Period	Su-Suen.04.00.00 to Su-Suen.05.00.00 (us2 year)

Record

CDLI number	P253383
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P253383

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	80.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 20.0 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 4310
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 39, 30

[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	Reviewer	Status
2020-11-19 at 09:09:14	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2020-03-09 at 15:20:03	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-04-17 at 14:14:42	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-03-29 at 06:44:48	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-11-23 at 02:17:51	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
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

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 39, 030 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253383.

CUSAS 39, 030 artifact entry (No. P253383). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253383

CUSAS 39, 030 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253383 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 030 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253383},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253383},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253383
LB  - CDLI:P253383
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 030 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253383
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 39, 030 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253383.

CUSAS 39, 030 artifact entry (No. P253383). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253383

CUSAS 39, 030 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253383 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 030 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253383},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253383},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253383
LB  - CDLI:P253383
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 030 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253383
ER  -