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

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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

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

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): 51.0 high × 46.0 wide × 19.0 thick
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • 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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: MS 4685
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.04.00.00
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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

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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: March 10, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-10]},
	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  - 2026/3/10/
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: March 10, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-10]},
	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  - 2026/3/10/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 208 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253695
ER  -
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