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CUSAS 39, 220 (P253604)

Receipt 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 4451

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Receipt (receipt)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

41.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 sze-numun
2. ugula szu-esz18-dar
reverse
seal impression
seal 1
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)

Collections

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 41.0 high × 38.0 wide × 18.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative > Receipt (receipt)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: CUSAS 39, 220

[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 4451
Accession No.:

Provenience

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

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2014-09-29 at 13:53:49	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved
2014-09-29 at 11:47:11	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved
2013-06-07 at 12:25:43	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:45:57	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2007-02-05 at 17:13:28	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:38:33	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
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

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (170067) (170067)

Seals

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

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

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes: -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 39, 220 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253604.

CUSAS 39, 220 artifact entry (No. P253604). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253604

CUSAS 39, 220 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253604 (Accessed: December 10, 2025).

@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-10]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 220 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253604},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253604},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253604
LB  - CDLI:P253604
M1  - 2025/12/10/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 220 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253604
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 39, 220 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253604.

CUSAS 39, 220 artifact entry (No. P253604). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253604

CUSAS 39, 220 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253604 (Accessed: December 10, 2025).

@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-10]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 220 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253604},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253604},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253604
LB  - CDLI:P253604
M1  - 2025/12/10/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 220 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253604
ER  -