CUSAS 39, 047 (P253702)

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 4692

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Receipt (receipt szu ba-ti)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

61.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz@t)-kam us2
 en: 1 nig2-lam textile, 3rd class, lesser (quality);
2. 4(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
 en: 4 nig2-lam textiles, 4th class, lesser (quality);
3. 4(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 du
 en: 4 nig2-lam textiles, running (quality);
4. 1(gesz2) 1(disz) tug2 usz-bar tug2 du#
 en: 61 textiles, weaver (quality), running (quality) textiles;
5. 8(disz) sila3 i3-szah2
 en: 8 sila3 of lard.
reverse
1. ki i3-kal-la-ta
 en: From I-kala.
2. ur-am3-ma szu ba-ti
 en: Ur-Amma received.
3. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
 en: Month: "Festival of Shulgi."
  blank space
  seal impression
4. mu ma2-gur8-mah ba-dim2
 en: Year: "The lofty barge was fashioned."
seal 1
1. ur-am3!(AN-A)-ma
 en: Ur-Amma,
2. dumu ur-{gesz}gigir
 en: child of Ur-Gigir,
3. lu2 azlag2
 en: (chief) fuller.

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative > Receipt (receipt szu ba-ti)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004361 (composite) (P457071) S004361 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P253702

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 61.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 20.0 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 4692
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 170083

References

  • primary: CUSAS 39, 47

    [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
2020-07-25 at 08:53:51 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2020-03-28 at 10:15:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2019-12-08 at 22:05:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2018-04-03 at 14:23:44 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:55:44 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2014-12-04 at 05:50:31 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-11-21 at 02:00:10 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
2011-07-22 at 14:45:58 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 12:38:34 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, 047 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253702.
CUSAS 39, 047 artifact entry (No. P253702). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253702
CUSAS 39, 047 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253702 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 047 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253702},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253702},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253702
LB  - CDLI:P253702
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 047 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253702
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 39, 047 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253702.
CUSAS 39, 047 artifact entry (No. P253702). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253702
CUSAS 39, 047 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253702 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 047 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253702},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253702},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253702
LB  - CDLI:P253702
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 047 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253702
ER  -
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