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

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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

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

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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): 92.0 high × 58.0 wide × 24.0 thick
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  • 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.

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  • Museum No.: MS 4695
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.02.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-04-08 at 12:56:43 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2018-04-08 at 12:49:02 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2014-12-04 at 05:50:33 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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Cite this Artifact
“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: June 18, 2025).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-18]},
	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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TI  - CUSAS 39, 120 artifact entry
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