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

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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)

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
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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.

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): 61.0 high × 51.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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  • 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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: MS 4692
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.08.10.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-07-25 at 08:53:51 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2020-03-28 at 10:15:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2019-12-08 at 22:05:42 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2018-04-03 at 14:23:44 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:55:44 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-12-04 at 05:50:31 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2014-11-21 at 02:00:10 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2014-09-29 at 13:53:38 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2014-09-29 at 11:47:07 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:45:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-02-05 at 17:13:28 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:34 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2004-12-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact 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 004361 (composite) (P457071) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“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: July 15, 2025).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-15]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 047 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253702},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253702},
}


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