CUSAS 39, 057 (P253437)

Receipt tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), 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 4338/27

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Receipt (receipt)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) {uruda}gur10
 en: 1 plowshare of copper.
2. ki ur-ku3-nun-na-ta
 en: From Ur-Kununa.
3. e2-lu2-sa6
 en: Elusa,
4. szu ba-ti
 en: received.
reverse
1. iti ki-sikil-{d}nin-a-zu
 en: Month: “Weaving-place(?) of Ninazu.”
  blank space
  seal impression
seal 1
  illegible

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative > Receipt (receipt)
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
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P253437

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number MS 4338/27
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 170056

References

  • primary: CUSAS 39, 57

    [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
2023-02-24 at 17:29:33 Willighagen, Lars Transliteration Willighagen, Lars Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2022-06-15 at 07:38:58 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View
2020-07-28 at 14:59:32 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2016-11-11 at 14:58:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:45:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. 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, 057 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253437.
CUSAS 39, 057 artifact entry (No. P253437). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253437
CUSAS 39, 057 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253437 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 057 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253437},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253437},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253437
LB  - CDLI:P253437
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 057 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253437
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 39, 057 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253437.
CUSAS 39, 057 artifact entry (No. P253437). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253437
CUSAS 39, 057 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253437 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 057 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253437},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253437},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253437
LB  - CDLI:P253437
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 057 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253437
ER  - 
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