CUSAS 39, 208 (P253695)

Legal 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

Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 4685

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (gaba-ri)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

51.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
  start broken
1'. 2(asz)# [...]
2'. kasz aga3-us2
3'. giri3 ku3-ga-ni
4'. sza3 a2 u4-da
5'. kiszib3 hu-wa-wa-ka
6'. tur-re-dam
7'. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
8'. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
9'. kiszib3-bi ki hu-wa-wa-ta
reverse
1. lu2-kal-la
2. szu ba-ti
3. a2-e3 giri3 lu2 nig2-dab5-ba-ke4-ne-ka
4. igi kar2-kar2-de3
5. gaba-ri kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
  blank space
6. mu bad3 mar-tu ba-du3
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (gaba-ri)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P253695

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 51.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 19.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number MS 4685
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 170076

References

  • primary: CUSAS 39, 208

    [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
2018-05-22 at 07:00:06 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2018-04-08 at 12:56:00 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2018-03-27 at 06:43:48 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-12-04 at 05:50:30 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 13:53:37 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 11:47:07 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:45:57 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, 208 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253695.
CUSAS 39, 208 artifact entry (No. P253695). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253695
CUSAS 39, 208 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253695 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 208 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253695},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253695},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253695
LB  - CDLI:P253695
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 208 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253695
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 39, 208 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253695.
CUSAS 39, 208 artifact entry (No. P253695). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253695
CUSAS 39, 208 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253695 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 208 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253695},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253695},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253695
LB  - CDLI:P253695
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 208 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253695
ER  -
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