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CUSAS 39, 207 (P253575)

Legal 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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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Photo

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Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 4422

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

76.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. x [...] nanna
2. nam? [...] dingir mah
3. szu ba-ti-a
4. sza-at-ma-mi dumu-munus geme2-{d}nanna
5. nu-ur2-i3-li2
6. mar-szi-NIG2
7. mu lugal in-pa3
8. 1(disz) igi-dingir-ba-ni
9. 1(disz) ba-zi-a
10. 1(disz) ur-nigar{gar}
11. 1(disz) szu#-{d#}utu
12. 1(disz) x-[...]-x
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [...]-me#?
2'. [...]-x
3'. 1(disz) [...]-x
4'. 1(disz) [...] 5(disz)
5'. [...]-nanna dumu [...]-i3#-li2
6'. 1(disz) me-ba#-ba# dam ku#-li#
7'. 1(disz) bu?-la-lum dub-sar
8'. lu2 inim-ma-bi-me
9'. igi-bi-sze3 mu lugal in-pa3
10'. mu lu-lu-bu-um{ki} ba-hul!
hun for expected hul
seal 1
illegible

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)

Collections

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 76.0 high × 46.0 wide × 21.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Legal
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: CUSAS 39, 207

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: MS 4422
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.44.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-05-22 at 07:28:12	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2014-12-04 at 05:50:29	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:45:57	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-05 at 17:13:28	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:38:33	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
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

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (170065) (170065)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	-	-

Notes

General Notes: -

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 39, 207 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253575.

CUSAS 39, 207 artifact entry (No. P253575). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253575

CUSAS 39, 207 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253575 (Accessed: March 15, 2026).

@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-15]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 207 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253575},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253575},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253575
LB  - CDLI:P253575
M1  - 2026/3/15/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 207 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253575
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 39, 207 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253575.

CUSAS 39, 207 artifact entry (No. P253575). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253575

CUSAS 39, 207 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253575 (Accessed: March 15, 2026).

@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-15]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 207 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253575},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253575},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253575
LB  - CDLI:P253575
M1  - 2026/3/15/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 207 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253575
ER  -