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

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

Text

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

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative > Account (account)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P253510

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 66.0 mm × 64.0 mm × 15.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number MS 4357
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 170062

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

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

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: April 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	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
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LB  - CDLI:P253510
M1  - 2026/4/26/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 139 artifact entry
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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: April 26, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	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  - 2026/4/26/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 139 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253510
ER  -
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