CUSAS 39, 224a (P253714)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 4704/1

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (work)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

48.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
  (glued together with P253715)
obverse
1. 7(disz) gurusz gub-ba#
2. tu-ra ur-{d}dumu-zi-da
3. ugula lu2-sa6-i3-zu
4. 2(disz) gurusz gub-ba#
5. 1(disz) gurusz ki ur-im-[...]
6. 2(disz)# gurusz nig2 buru14 gaba#?-[...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. x ur#-{d#}dumu-zi-[da]
2'. 3(u) 9(disz) geme2 usz-bar
3'. ugula i3-kal-la
  blank space
4'. gurum2 ak u4 6(disz)-kam
5'. erin2 tab-ba a-sza3 a-ba-gal-gu-la
6'. iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-ba-gar
7'. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (work)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P253714

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 48.0 mm × 45.0 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 4704/1
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 170095

References

  • primary: CUSAS 39, 224a

    [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
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, 224a Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253714.
CUSAS 39, 224a artifact entry (No. P253714). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253714
CUSAS 39, 224a artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253714 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 224a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253714},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253714},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253714
LB  - CDLI:P253714
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 224a artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253714
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 39, 224a Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253714.
CUSAS 39, 224a artifact entry (No. P253714). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253714
CUSAS 39, 224a artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253714 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 224a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253714},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253714},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253714
LB  - CDLI:P253714
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 224a artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253714
ER  -
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