CUSAS 39, 067 (P253696)

Receipt 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 4686

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Receipt (receipt kiszib3)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

41.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) sze gur
 en: 1 gur of barley.
2. ki ur-{d}szul-pa-e3#-ta
 en: From Ur-Šulpa’e.
3. kiszib3 bi2-du11-ga
 en: Sealed tablet of Biduga.
reverse
1. iti sze-sag11-ku5
 en: Month: “Harvest.”
  seal impression
2. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
 en: Year: “The En-priest of Eridu was installed.”
seal 1
1. bi2-du11-ga
 en: Biduga,
2. dub-sar
 en: scribe,
3. dumu la-a-sa6#
 en: child of Layasa(g).

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative > Receipt (receipt kiszib3)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P253696

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 41.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 16.0 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 4686
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 170077

References

  • primary: CUSAS 39, 67

    [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
2020-07-29 at 05:22:23 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, 067 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253696.
CUSAS 39, 067 artifact entry (No. P253696). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253696
CUSAS 39, 067 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253696 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 067 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253696},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253696},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253696
LB  - CDLI:P253696
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 067 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253696
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 39, 067 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253696.
CUSAS 39, 067 artifact entry (No. P253696). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253696
CUSAS 39, 067 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253696 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 067 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253696},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253696},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253696
LB  - CDLI:P253696
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 067 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253696
ER  - 
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