CUSAS 39, 201 (P253697)

Business / Contracts 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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Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 4687

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (loan ?)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

50.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
2. masz2 1(disz) gin2 igi 4(disz)-gal2
3. ki# hu#-ni-i#-a#
4. lu2-{d}ba-ba6#?
5. szu ba-an-ti
6. iti# gu4-si-su
7. he2#?-la2-e
reverse
1. igi e2-a-KU-x
2. igi puzur4-{d}utu dub-sar
  blank space
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3. iti ab-ba-e3-a
4. mu en {d}nanna!(UD) masz2-e i3-pa3
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}ba-ba6#?
2. dumu a-hu-ma

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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): 50.0 high × 41.0 wide × 20.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: CUSAS 39, 201

    [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 4687
  • Accession No.:

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.43.02.00, Šulgi.43.10v.00
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: Šulgi.43.02.00 to Šulgi.43.10v.00

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-07-28 at 15:19:09 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-12-11 at 08:34:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-12-04 at 05:50:31 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
2013-06-17 at 16:57:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:45:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-06-13 at 17:01:47 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003057 (composite) (P455767) uncertain (mod. uncertain) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 39, 201 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253697.
CUSAS 39, 201 artifact entry (No. P253697). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253697
CUSAS 39, 201 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253697 (Accessed: March 11, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-11]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 201 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253697},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253697},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253697
LB  - CDLI:P253697
M1  - 2026/3/11/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 201 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253697
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 39, 201 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253697.
CUSAS 39, 201 artifact entry (No. P253697). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253697
CUSAS 39, 201 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253697 (Accessed: March 11, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-11]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 201 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253697},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253697},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253697
LB  - CDLI:P253697
M1  - 2026/3/11/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 201 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253697
ER  -
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