CUSAS 39, 137 (P253701)

Administrative 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 4691

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

83.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
  start broken
  fragment of other tablet glued here
1'. [x] x [...]
2'. 1(disz) nam-tar-eb2-<gu>-ul
3'. 1(disz) ur-hal-i3-du
4'. 1(disz) giri3-ni
5'. 1(disz) lu2-{d}szara2 dumu-ni
6'. 1(disz) ur-sukkal
7'. 1(disz) e2-ur3-bi
8'. 1(disz) giri3-ni-i3-dab5
9'. 1/2(disz) lu2-dingir-ra
10'. 1/2(disz) lu2-eb-gal dumu-ni
11'. 1(disz) an-ne2-ba-du7
12'. 1/2(disz) ur-ama-na dumu-ni
13'. 1/2(disz) ku3-{d}szara2
14'. 1(disz) ur-{d}asznan
15'. 1(disz) szesz-ki-ag2
16'. ma2-lah5-me
reverse
1. 1(disz) lu2-me-lam2
2. 1(disz) ur-{d}su4-an-na
3. 1(disz) ur-mes
4. 1(disz) giri3-{d}szara2-i3-dab5
5. 1(disz) lu2-eb-gal
6. ma2:gin2-me
7. 1(disz) ur-nigar{gar}
8. 1(disz) ur-si-gar
9. 1(disz) ur-{d}suen
10. 1(disz) ur-{d}en-ki
11. 1(disz) ur-dingir-ra
12. 1(disz) lu2#-{d}szara2
13. 1(disz) [szu]-im#-bi
14. 1(disz) [lugal-nir]-gal2
15. 1(disz) [er3-e]-eb
16. [sza3 mar-sa-me]
17. [gurum2-ak u4 n-kam]
18. [iti ...]
19. [mu ...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P253701

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 83.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 21.0 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 4691
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 170082

References

  • primary: CUSAS 39, 137

    [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
2018-05-30 at 14:11:40 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2018-04-14 at 14:45:37 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2017-09-05 at 16:48:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2014-12-04 at 05:50:31 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 13:53:38 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
2014-09-08 at 06:18:08 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-09-08 at 06:13:20 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-09-08 at 06:06:36 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. 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, 137 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253701.
CUSAS 39, 137 artifact entry (No. P253701). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253701
CUSAS 39, 137 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253701 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 137 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253701},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253701},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253701
LB  - CDLI:P253701
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 137 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253701
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 39, 137 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253701.
CUSAS 39, 137 artifact entry (No. P253701). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253701
CUSAS 39, 137 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253701 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 137 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253701},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253701},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253701
LB  - CDLI:P253701
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 137 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253701
ER  -
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