CUSAS 39, 041 (P253689)

Account tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), 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 4679

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Account (account nig2-ka9-ak sze zi-ga? a-pi4-sal4, gu2-edin-na u3 musz-bi-an-na, e2-gal-e-si)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

137.0 mm × 146.0 mm × 32.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x-ta
  blank space
2'. sze sumun GAN2-gu4 mu en-mah-gal-an-na ba-hun
3'. 6(gesz2) 3(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 gur
4'. gur sze ma2-a si-ga-ta
5'. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 1(barig) sze gur
6'. gur sze-numun-ta
7'. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 4(disz) sila3 sze gur
8'. 7(asz) 1(barig) ziz2 gur
9'. gur sa2-du11-ta
10'. 9(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 [sze gur]
11'. a2 lu2 hun-ga2-[ta]
12'. sza3 sze gub-ba-ta
13'. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(barig)# 1(ban2) gur
14'. gur# sze# ma2-a si-ga-ta
15'. 2(gesz2) 6(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze
16'. gur sa2-du11-ta
17'. 4(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) sze gur
18'. gur a2 lu2 hun-ga2-ta
19'. sze sumun libir-a
  blank space
20'. guru7 a-pi4-sal4{ki}-ta
21'. 5(asz) 2(barig) sze gur ma2-a si-ga-ta
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. 1(asz) 1(barig) gur#? a2# hun#-ga2#-ta#
  blank space
2'. sze gub-ba u3 sze ar3-ra
3'. e2-duru5 a-pu3-ta
4'. 1(gesz2) 6(asz) 2(ban2) gur
5'. gur sa2-du11-ta
6'. sza3 sze gub-ba
7'. e2 nam-ha-ni-ta
8'. e2-duru5 ku5-da-a
9'. 5(gesz2) 1(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur sze ma2-a si-ga-ta
10'. 4(gesz2)# sze
  line partly erased
11'. gur sa2-du11-ta
12'. sze sumun
13'. 4(gesz2) 4(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 [sze gur]
14'. gur sze ma2-a si-[ga-ta]
15'. [...]-ta
16'. [...]
17'. ki-su7# [{d}]szul#-pa-e3-ta
18'. 9(asz) 2(barig) gur sze-numun-ta
19'. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) gur
20'. gur sa2-du11-ta
21'. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 6(asz) sze gur a2 lu2 hun-ga2-ta
22'. sze sumun lu2-dingir-ra dumu inim-{d}szara2
23'. 4(asz) gur sze gur sze ma2-a si-ga#-ta
24'. 2(asz) 3(barig) sze# gur#
25'. 1(barig) 3(ban2) ziz2
26'. gur sze-numun-ta
27'. 4(gesz2) 4(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 sze gur
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. 2(u)# 3(asz)# [...]
2'. 1(gesz2) 6(asz) 2(barig) [...] gur sa2-[du11-ta]
3'. 3(asz) 3(barig) sze [gur ...] x
  blank space
4'. sze# sumun libir-a e2 x x-ta
5'. sza3 a-pi4-sal4{ki}
6'. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 8(asz) 3(ban2) sze gur
7'. gur sa2-du11-ta
8'. 1(gesz2) 8(asz) 1(barig) sze gur a2# lu2 hun-ga2-ta
9'. 3(asz) 4(barig) gur sze sumun [x]
10'. 2(asz)# [...]
11'. sze sumun mu# [{d}amar-{d}]suen#-ke4 ur-bi2-lum# mu-hul
12'. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) gur sze [x]
13'. 1(asz) 3(barig) gur sze ma2#-a [si-ga]-ta#?
14'. 7(gesz2) 6(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) [sila3] gur sa2#-du11-ta#
15'. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 1(asz) 4(barig)# 3(ban2)# gur# a2# lu2 hun-[ga2]-ta#
16'. sze sumun mu en-unu6#-gal#-an-na [ba-hun]
17'. 1(gesz2)# 4(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) gur sa2-[du11-ta]
18'. 1(u) 5(asz) gur a2# lu2# hun#-ga2-ta
19'. sze gibil GAN2-ta#
20'. 5(u) 1(barig) gur sa2-du11#-ta#
21'. 6(asz) 3(ban2) gur sze ma2-a si-ga-ta
22'. sze apin-la2 gu2-edin#-na u3 musz-bi-an-na
column 4
  beginning broken
1'. [...] 2(ban2) [... sze gur ma2]-a si#-[ga-ta]
2'. 5(u) 2(asz) 4(ban2) gur SZE#-[x x]
3'. 7(asz)# gur sa2-du11-ta#
4'. sze gibil e2-ta
5'. 4(asz) ziz2 sumun gur sa2-du11-ta
  blank space
6'. ki-su7#? gu2-de3-na-ta#
7'. 4(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) gur sa2-du11-ta
8'. 3(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) gur a2 lu2 hun-ga2-ta
9'. sze sumun GAN2-gu4 guru7 {d}anzu{muszen}-babbar-ta
10'. 3(gesz2) 5(u) 1(barig) 1(ban2) gur sze ma2-a si-ga-ta
11'. 7(asz) gur sze-numun-ta
12'. sze gibil GAN2-gu4
13'. szu-nu-kusz2-ta
14'. 6(gesz2) 5(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur sa2-du11-ta
15'. sze sumun GAN2-gu4
16'. ki-su7 i7 lugal-ta
column 5
  beginning broken
  blank space
  erasures
1'. 3(u) 1(asz) x [...]
2'. 3(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz)# [...]
3'. 4(u) 1(asz) 1(ban2) [...]
4'. sza3 gu2-edin-na# [u3] musz-bi-[an-na]
5'. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) dabin# [...]
6'. 6(gesz2) 5(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3# sze x
7'. 4(u) 3(asz) 5(ban2) 6(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 masz2 sze gur
8'. 7(asz) 1(ban2) sze gur# [x]
9'. a2# lu2# [...]
reverse
  beginning broken
column 1'
1. 2(u) 1(barig) 3(ban2)#? [...] x [...]
2. 1(gesz2) 1(u) x [...]
3. sze ba#? [...]
4. giri3# [...]
5. 2(gesz'u)# [...]
  rest broken
column 2'
  blank space
1. sa2-du11 dingir-e-ne
2. 3(gesz2) gur sze i3-szah2 u3 sa10-am3 siki-ba
3. ur-{d}dumu-zi-da
4. 1(gesz2) 3(u) gur
5. uri5{ki}-ma x-ba ba-a-si
  rest broken
column 3'
1. 5(asz) 3(barig)# 2(ban2)#? la2# 1(disz@t)# sila3 gur
2. sa2-du11 {d}lamma-lugal sza3 a-pi4-sal4{ki}
3. 3(u)#? 6(asz) gur sa2#-du11# x
4. x KA# x {d}szara2
5. n 2(barig)# 4(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 gur
6. [sa2]-du11# {d}lamma-lugal
7. [...] x anzu{muszen}-babbar2
  blank space
  erasures
8. 1(gesz2) 1(asz) 2(barig)#? 5(disz)# sila3 sze-ba lugal-i3-sa6
9. 3(ban2) SIG7-a lugal-x-x-[x]
10. 3(ban2) SIG7-a geme2-{d}en#-[x]-x-[x]
11. lu2# x-me
  rest broken
column 4'
1. 3(u) 6(asz)# 2(barig)# sze ar3-ra gur [...] e2#?-gal kam-sal4{ki}
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. [...]
5. [...]
6. [szunigin] 8(gesz2)# 4(asz)# n [...] x zi3-gu#? [...]
7. [szunigin ...] 2(barig) 4(ban2)# 5(disz)# sila3# zi3# gur# [x]
8. [...] NA KA [...]
9. [szunigin] 5(gesz2) 3(u) 5(asz)# 4(barig)#? [n(ban2)] 3(disz)# sila3 gur zi3 [...] x
10. szunigin 5(gesz2) [...] x [...] sze gur
11. szunigin# 4(u)#?[...] ziz2 gur
12. x [...] ka [...] x
13. [...] x [...] sze#
14. [...]
15. [...]
16. [...]
17. x [...]
18. x [...]
19. x [...]
  rest broken
column 5'
  blank space
1. sze-bi n(asz)# guru7 2(gesz2) 4(u) 4(barig) n [n(disz)] sila3 gur
2. zi-ga-[am3]
3. la2-ia3 2(gesz2) 1(u) 5(asz)#? 1(barig)? [... gur]
4. nig2-ka9-ak gi# zi x
5. a-pi4-sal4{ki} gu2-edin-[na] u3 musz-bi-an-na
6. e2-gal-e-si
7. iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
8. iti# {d}dumu-zi
  blank space
  rest 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): 137.0 high × 146.0 wide × 32.0 thick
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  • Genre(s): Administrative > Account (account nig2-ka9-ak sze zi-ga? a-pi4-sal4, gu2-edin-na u3 musz-bi-an-na, e2-gal-e-si)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: CUSAS 39, 41

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: MS 4679
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-11-15 at 08:47:12 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2020-03-11 at 13:17:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2018-05-28 at 13:09:29 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2018-05-22 at 06:29:01 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2018-05-22 at 06:28:16 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2018-05-22 at 01:26:51 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2018-05-21 at 13:22:05 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2018-04-17 at 14:15:33 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2018-03-31 at 07:02:13 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-10-15 at 08:43:09 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:55:43 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:44:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-12-04 at 05:50:30 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2014-09-29 at 13:53:37 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2014-09-29 at 11:47:07 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2014-04-20 at 01:07:45 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
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 View

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 39, 041 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253689.
CUSAS 39, 041 artifact entry (No. P253689). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253689
CUSAS 39, 041 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253689 (Accessed: December 11, 2025).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-11]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 041 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253689},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253689},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253689
LB  - CDLI:P253689
M1  - 2025/12/11/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 041 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253689
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 39, 041 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253689.
CUSAS 39, 041 artifact entry (No. P253689). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253689
CUSAS 39, 041 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253689 (Accessed: December 11, 2025).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-11]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 041 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253689},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253689},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253689
LB  - CDLI:P253689
M1  - 2025/12/11/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 041 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253689
ER  -
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