CUSAS 39, 125 (P253397)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 4324

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

113.0 mm × 65.0 mm × 25.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(barig)# 4(ban2) sze zi3-gu
2. ad-da
3. 2(barig) 5(ban2) KA-guru7
4. lu2-{d}nanna
5. [1(barig)] 3(ban2) ur-{d}suen
6. [1(barig)] 3(ban2) ur-{d#}asznan
7. 1(barig)#? 3(ban2)#? u3#?-ma#?-ni#?
  erased?
8. ugula KA-guru7
9. 1(barig) lu2-dingir-ra sagi
10. 2(ban2)# tur-am3-i3-li2
11. 3(ban2) la#-gi-ib
12. 1(barig) ad-da-kal-la
13. 1(barig) da-da-a
14. 1(barig) 2(ban2) ba-saga
15. 3(ban2) ur-{d}szara2
16. 1(barig) lugal-ba-ra-ab-e3
17. 1(barig) lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2
18. 1(barig) lu2-{d}szara2 dumu lugal-ezem
19. 1(barig) ur-e2-gal
20. 1(barig) 3(ban2) ha-da-da
21. 1(barig) a-ne2
22. 1(barig) ka5-a#
23. ugula {d}szara2-kam dumu na-u2-a
  blank space
24. giri3-se3-ga ensi2
  blank space
bottom
1. 4(asz) 1(barig) 5(u)
column 2
1. 4(barig)# gur4-sa3-an muhaldim#
2. [n] 4(barig) lugal#-sa6-ga#
3. 2(asz) 3(barig) gur lu2-du10-ga dumu lugal-saga#
4. 2(asz) 1(barig) gur x x
5. 4(barig) HAR-HAR-PA# x x
6. 2(asz) 2(barig) gur# gu-u2-du-du?
7. 4(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur ur-si-gar
8. 3(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) {d}szara2-a-mu
9. 3(asz) 3(ban2) e2#-ur2-bi#-du10
10. 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) a#-du#-du# x-ga#
11. 1(barig) lu2-i3-zu# x
12. 4(barig) 3(ban2) ma2-gin2
13. 2(barig)# 2(ban2) lu2-du10-[ga]
14. x ur-am3-ma x [x]
15. x 4(disz) 3(ban2)# gudu4 {d}nin#?-[...]
16. x gudu4 {d}gu-la
17. x lugal-me-a ugula
18. x ab-ba-kal-la
19. x ha-ti
20. x {d}szara2-a-mu
21. 1(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) e2-nig2-lagar#
22. 3(ban2) nam-tar-eb2-gu-ul
23. 2(barig) 3(ban2) ugula a-gu
24. 8(asz) 3(barig)# gur dumu gudu4 {d}szara2# umma{ki}
25. 1(barig)#? lu2-{d}nin-ur4-ra x x x
  blank space
bottom
1. 4(u) 1(asz)# 1(barig) 5(u)
reverse
column 1
1. 1(barig) lu2-{d}nin-ur4-ra muhaldim
2. 1(barig)# lu2#-mu-ba-zi-ge KASZ4
3. [x] 3(ban2) lugal-iti-da
4. [x] lu2-du10-ga dumu [x]-x-ba?
5. x x x sagi
6. x lugal-e2-mah-e x x
7. [x] lugal#-he2-gal2 mu-SAR
8. [x] x a-kal-la aszgab
9. [x] x lu2-zabala3{ki#} unu3#
10. x x lu2-du11-ga
11. x szesz-a-ni x [...]
12. x x [...]
13. [...]
14. [...]
15. 3(ban2) i3-[x] x
16. 3(ban2)# [x x]-dumu#-zi-da# x
17. 1(asz) gur {d}szara2#-a-mu x
18. 1(asz) a#-kal#-la#
19. 4(barig) lugal-igi-husz
20. 1(barig) 3(ban2) x-x-x
21. 1(barig) 3(ban2) in-sa6-sa6
22. 2(barig) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
23. 3(ban2) szesz-a-ni gudu4 {d}amar-{d}suen
24. 2(ban2) du-du x
25. 4(asz) gur
26. dumu gudu4 |KI.AN|{ki}
27. x ur-{d}nin-x-x
28. x NI NI x
column 2
  blank space
1. x x a sipa x
  erased?
  blank space
2. 6(asz) sza3? e2#? [x]
  possibly just notes for calculation
  blank space
3. [...] zi3-gu? [...] kikken2#?-na# x lu2-zabala3{ki}
  blank space
4. [giri3]-se3#-ga sza3 e2 kikken-na#
  or e2 kikken sumun
5. [iti] dal
6. mu# ma-da za-ab-sza#-li{ki} ba-hul

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 113.0 high × 65.0 wide × 25.0 thick
  • Weight:
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: CUSAS 39, 125

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: MS 4324
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.07.05.00
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-02-01 at 15:17:00 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2020-03-11 at 16:00:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2018-05-28 at 13:16:19 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2018-04-25 at 03:24:01 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2018-04-13 at 08:32:55 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2015-09-16 at 05:37:02 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-12-04 at 05:50:26 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 13:53:53 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 11:47:13 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 06:54:40 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. 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

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 39, 125 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253397.
CUSAS 39, 125 artifact entry (No. P253397). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253397
CUSAS 39, 125 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253397 (Accessed: March 7, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-07]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 125 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253397},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253397},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253397
LB  - CDLI:P253397
M1  - 2026/3/7/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 125 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253397
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 39, 125 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253397.
CUSAS 39, 125 artifact entry (No. P253397). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253397
CUSAS 39, 125 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253397 (Accessed: March 7, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-07]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 125 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253397},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253397},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253397
LB  - CDLI:P253397
M1  - 2026/3/7/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 125 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253397
ER  -
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