CUSAS 39, 140 (P253405)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), 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 4332

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (inventory work)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

157.0 mm × 97.0 mm × 35.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [... ku3-ga]-ni# ugula
2'. [... lugal]-{gesz#}gigir-re
3'. [dumu a gub]-ba#-na-me
4'. [... a-a]-gi#-na
5'. [...] i3-dab5#
6'. [... szesz]-kal-la
7'. [...] i3-dab5
8'. [...] tu-ra ki-lu5-la
9'. [...] a2-dingir-ga2
10'. [...] ARAD2
11'. [...] ma-an-gig
12'. [...] ARAD2-{d}szara2
  expect ARAD2-saga as in P250589
13'. [...]-mu# i3-dab5
14'. [1(asz) 4(ban2)?] tug2 tu-ra ur-{d}hal-mu-sza4
15'. [... dumu] ur#-{d}ma-mi
16'. [1(asz) 4(ban2)] ur-e11-e
17'. [... dumu] ur-{d}ab-u2
18'. [... dumu] lugal#-dalla
19'. [...]-mu i3-dab5#
20'. 1(asz)# 3(ban2)# tug2 ur-{d}suen dumu# <a>-na#-lu2
21'. [... dingir-mu]-ma-an-szum2
22'. giri3-se3-ga {d}szara2-du6-ku3-sig17-sze3
23'. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 szesz-a-ni
24'. [...] tug2# ur-{d}kal-kal
25'. [...] lugal#-ku3-ga-ni
26'. [... lu2]-{d#}szara2
27'. [... lu2]-{d}szara2 [gal]-zu
28'. [... lugal-amar]-ku3#
29'. [... ur-{d}utu]
30'. [dumu lugal-...-me]
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. 1(asz) [...]
2'. dumu ka-[ka]
3'. 1(asz) 3(ban2)# [... lugal-he2-gal2]
4'. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2# [a2-dingir-ga2]
5'. {d}szara2-i3-sa6
6'. gu2-tar i3-dab5
7'. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 lu2-lugal
8'. dumu lugal-szesz-me
  in P250589 rev. v 23 ... ba-usz2
9'. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 ur2-ra-ni
10'. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 inim-{d}szara2
11'. dumu nig2-u2-rum SIG7-a
12'. 1(asz) ur-{d}nin-a-zu dumu dam ur4-a {d}szara2-i3-sa6
  cf. P250589 rev. v 26
13'. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 szesz-kal-la a-ru-a ur-ama-na#?
14'. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 {d}szara2-a-mu a-ru-a a-tu
15'. [...] lugal#-ezem a-ru-a ur2-nig2-du10
16'. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 szesz-kal-la a-ru-a ur-gu2-de3-na
17'. 1(asz) 2(ban2) 2(disz) lugal-gesz-hur-e a-ru-a ur-{gesz}gigir
18'. 1(asz) 2(ban2) 2(disz) lugal-ezem a-ru-a lugal-{gesz}gigir-re
19'. 1(asz) 2(ban2) 2(disz) nam-tar-eb2-gu-ul
20'. 1(asz) 2(ban2) tug2 szu-im-bi
21'. a-ru-a lugal-gesz-hur-e
22'. 1(asz) 2(ban2) 2(disz) lugal-nir-gal2
23'. a-ru-a lugal-tar
24'. usz2# giri3-{d}szara2-i3-dab5
25'. [a-ru-a] lu2#-{d}szara2
26'. [...] ur#-{d}iszkur
27'. [a-ru-a inim]-ma#-ni#-[zi]
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. a#-ru#?-[a? ...]
3'. 1(asz) 2(ban2)# [...]
4'. a-ru-a [...]
5'. a-ru-a x [...]
6'. 1(asz) 4(ban2) tug2 szu-[...]
7'. gurum2-e tak4?#-[a?]
8'. 1(asz) 2(ban2) 2(disz) ur-[...]-du dumu# [...]
9. 1(asz)# 2(ban2)# 2(disz)# [...]
10'. dumu#-ni#
11'. giri3-se3-ga {gesz}kiri6-ta
12'. 1(asz) 3(ban2) 3(disz) dumu-gi7 ma-na-na
13'. ki lu2-{d}da-ni ugula-ta
14'. 1(asz) 2(ban2) tug2 ur-e2-mah dumu sza3-ku3-ge dumu ur-{d}da-ni
15'. 1(asz) 2(ban2) tug2 lugal-nesag-e
16'. dumu ur-li
17'. dumu igi-mu
18'. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 ur-sa6
19'. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 giri3-ni-i3-sa6#
20'. dumu hu-ti-me
21'. mu 1(u)-am3 hu-ti ba-zah3 u3 ur-sa6 dumu-ni gurum2-da ba-da-an-du11 ensi2 e2 muhaldim-ta ba-al-la-sze3
22'. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 ur-{d}[szul-pa-e3]
reverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ki-[lu5-la]
2. dumu e2-e-a-na-ab-ba-[me]
3. ki lugal-ma2-gur8-re-ta
4. szu a-ba-zi aszgab
5. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 lu2-{d}a-zi-a
6. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 szesz-kal-la
7. 1(disz) bu3-bu3
8. dumu a-ba-zi KWU079-me
9. gurum2-e# tuk4#-a#
10. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 lu2-eb#-gal dumu iri-bar-re
11. ur-gu <lu2> tir
12. tu-ra lugal-a2-zi-da#
13. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
14. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 ur-{d}a-szar2
15. 1(disz) lugal-nesag-e
16. dumu lugal-a2-zi-da-me
17. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 lugal-si-sa2 a-ru-a ukken-ne2
18. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 lu2-{d}nin-ur4-ra
19. dumu# szesz#-kal-la kur-ga2-ra
20. ki lugal-ma2-gur8-re-ta
21. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 lu2-{d}gu-du#-du dumu ur-suh dumu lugal#?-[...] SIG7-[a]
22. ki ur-{d}da#-mu#-[ta]
23. ugula ku3-ga-ni [x]
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column 2
  blank space
column 3
  blank space
1. [gurum2]-ak# ug3-[IL2] tur-tur
2. [iti min]-esz3#-ta [u4 x]-am3# ba-ra-[zal]-la#-ta
3. [mu en] unu6#-[gal {d}inanna] ba#-hun

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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): 157.0 high × 97.0 wide × 35.0 thick
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  • primary: CUSAS 39, 140

    [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 4332
  • Accession No.:

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.09.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-07-22 at 19:55:29 Pottorf, Andrew Atf Pottorf, Andrew Lafont, Bertrand approved View
2020-03-12 at 15:40:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2020-03-12 at 12:43:46 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2020-02-08 at 17:25:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf Selwood, Rachel CDLI approved View
2018-05-28 at 13:11:06 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2018-05-28 at 09:31:41 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2018-04-15 at 02:30:18 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2018-04-15 at 02:22:52 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2017-04-10 at 09:14:58 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2015-06-13 at 06:45:34 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2014-12-04 at 05:50:27 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2014-09-29 at 13:53:53 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2014-09-29 at 11:47:14 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2014-09-29 at 06:54:30 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2004-12-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Bartash, Vitali; Dahl, Jacob L.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Johnson, J. Cale; Stadhouders, Henry CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 39, 140 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253405.
CUSAS 39, 140 artifact entry (No. P253405). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253405
CUSAS 39, 140 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253405 (Accessed: December 21, 2025).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-21]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 140 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253405},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253405},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253405
LB  - CDLI:P253405
M1  - 2025/12/21/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 140 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253405
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 39, 140 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253405.
CUSAS 39, 140 artifact entry (No. P253405). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253405
CUSAS 39, 140 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253405 (Accessed: December 21, 2025).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-21]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 140 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253405},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253405},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253405
LB  - CDLI:P253405
M1  - 2025/12/21/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 140 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253405
ER  -
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