CUSAS 39, 139 (P253510)

Account 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 4357

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Account (account)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

66.0 mm × 64.0 mm × 15.0 mm

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...]-zi-da [...] gur
4'. [...]-zu
5'. [...] gur
6'. [...] x engar
7'. [...] x 1(esze3)
8'. [...] gur
9'. [...]-ta
10'. [...]-hu
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. [...] sipa
3'. [...] sza3#-sahar-ra-sze3
4'. [...] GAN2 3(asz) 2(barig) gur
5'. lu2#-bala-saga sza3-sahar-ra
6'. ki lugal-ma2-gur8-re mu6-sub3!(GU4)
7'. 3(iku) GAN2 3(asz) 2(barig) gur
8'. lu2-{d}nin-szubur
9'. 1(esze3) GAN2 7(asz) gur
10'. lu2-{d}szara2 engar
11'. 3(iku) GAN2 3(asz) gur
12'. ur-{d}ur3-bar-tab
13'. 3(iku) GAN2 3(asz) 2(barig) gur
14'. an-gal2-ka
15'. 3(iku) GAN2 3(asz) 2(barig) gur
column 3'
1. x [...]
2. lu2-{d#}[szara2 ...]
3. 1(esze3) GAN2 [...]
4. lugal-[ezem ...]
5. 1(esze3) GAN2 5(asz)# [... gur]
6. x-x
7. 1(esze3) GAN2 6(asz) gur
8. ur-nigar{gar#}
9. a-sza3 muru13
10. 1(esze3) GAN2 6(asz) gur
11. lugal-kur-dub2-e
12. 1(esze3) GAN2 6(asz)# gur
13. al-la#
14. 1(esze3) GAN2 6(asz) gur#
15. lu5-u2-lu5#
column 4
  broken
reverse
  broken

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): 66.0 high × 64.0 wide × 15.0 thick
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: CUSAS 39, 139

    [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 4357
  • Accession No.:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-07-22 at 19:49:48 Pottorf, Andrew Transliteration Pottorf, Andrew Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2018-04-15 at 02:15:25 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2016-12-05 at 21:27:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2014-12-04 at 05:50:29 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-10-05 at 09:02:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 13:53:43 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 11:47:09 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
2009-06-03 at 11:38:24 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

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 39, 139 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253510.
CUSAS 39, 139 artifact entry (No. P253510). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253510
CUSAS 39, 139 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253510 (Accessed: March 11, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-11]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 139 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253510},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253510},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253510
LB  - CDLI:P253510
M1  - 2026/3/11/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 139 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253510
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 39, 139 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253510.
CUSAS 39, 139 artifact entry (No. P253510). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253510
CUSAS 39, 139 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253510 (Accessed: March 11, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-11]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 139 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253510},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253510},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253510
LB  - CDLI:P253510
M1  - 2026/3/11/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 139 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253510
ER  -
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