CUSAS 39, 239 (P253707)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 4697

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

60.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 18.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 4(ban2) zi3 gu2-na {d}szara2 ba-an?-gi-gi
2. ki a-gu
3. 3(ban2) ninda mu-me-en8
4. ki lugal-za3-ge-si
5. 5(ban2) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 ur-{d}ur3-bar-tab
6. 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 lu2-{d}szara2#?
7. 1(ban2) lugal-szi-lu5
8. 2/3(disz) sila3 lugal-e2-mah-e
9. 1(disz) sila3 lu2-eb-gal
10. 1(barig) lugal-a2-zi-da
11. 3(ban2) geme2-lugal
reverse
1. ki ur-{d}en-lil2? aszgab#?
2. 3(ban2) {d}utu-ba-an#-e3
3. ki ur-ge6-par4
4. 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 szesz-kal-la
5. 2(disz) sila3 ur-{d}ma-mi
6. 5(disz) sila3 ur-AB?
7. ki a-du-du mu6-sub3#
  blank space
8. szunigin 3(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 dabin
9. u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam
10. mu en {d}inanna masz2-e i3-pa3

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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): 60.0 high × 46.0 wide × 18.0 thick
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  • primary: CUSAS 39, 239

    [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 4697
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.02.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-09 at 19:11:00 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-10-26 at 03:10:38 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, 239 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P253707.
CUSAS 39, 239 artifact entry (No. P253707). (2023, June 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253707 (Original work published 2004)
CUSAS 39, 239 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253707 (Accessed: December 11, 2025).
@misc{2023CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 9},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 239 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253707},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253707},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P253707
LB  - CDLI:P253707
M1  - 2025/12/11/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 239 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253707
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 39, 239 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P253707.
CUSAS 39, 239 artifact entry (No. P253707). (2023, June 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253707 (Original work published 2004)
CUSAS 39, 239 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253707 (Accessed: December 11, 2025).
@misc{2023CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 9},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 239 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253707},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253707},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P253707
LB  - CDLI:P253707
M1  - 2025/12/11/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 239 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253707
ER  -
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