CUSAS 39, 120 (P253705)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), 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 4695

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

92.0 mm × 58.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 6(asz)# 4(ban2) kasz saga gur
2. 3(u)# 7(asz)# x x kasz [du] gur
3. 4(asz) 2(barig) [...] 7(disz)# sila3 ninda# du# ASZ gur
4. 7(asz)# [...] n(ban2) ninda zi3 ISZ ba-ba gur
5. 4(u) 1(barig) 2(ban2) ninda du gur
6. 9(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) ninda zi3 gur
7. 1(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) ninda gu gur
8. 5(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) dabin gur
9. 3(ban2)# 2(disz) sila3 esza
10. 4(barig) 5(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra saga
11. 2(ban2) SZIM saga gaz
12. 2(asz) 3(ban2) sze gur
13. sze-bi 2(gesz2) 2(u) 1(asz) 5(ban2) gur#
reverse
1. 4(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 2(u) sa gi#
2. 1(u) 1(asz) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu
  blank space
3. zi-ga a2 u4-da#
4. u4 1(u) 2(disz)#-kam
5. [mu ma2]-dara3# abzu [ba]-ab-du8

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P253705

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 92.0 mm × 58.0 mm × 24.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number MS 4695
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 170086

References

  • primary: CUSAS 39, 120

    [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
2018-04-08 at 12:56:43 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2018-04-08 at 12:49:02 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-12-04 at 05:50:33 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, 120 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253705.
CUSAS 39, 120 artifact entry (No. P253705). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253705
CUSAS 39, 120 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253705 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 120 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253705},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253705},
}


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DA  - 2004/12/15/
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LB  - CDLI:P253705
M1  - 2026/4/20/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 120 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 39, 120 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253705.
CUSAS 39, 120 artifact entry (No. P253705). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253705
CUSAS 39, 120 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253705 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 120 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253705},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253705},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253705
LB  - CDLI:P253705
M1  - 2026/4/20/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 120 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253705
ER  -
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