CUSAS 39, 119 (P253719)

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 4708

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

86.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(asz)# 2(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur
2. n(asz) 3(barig)#? 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
3. 1(barig) 3(ban2) kasz dida saga
4. 3(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)# 2(disz)# sila3 ninda gesz asz gur
5. 1(gesz2) 9(asz) 3(barig)# 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 ninda du gur
6. 3(asz) 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 ninda# [x] gur
7. 1(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 ninda zi3-gu
8. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 ba-ba saga
9. 3(ban2) zi3 gu2# ninda#
10. 3(barig) 1(ban2) zi3 sig15
11. 5(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2)#? 7(disz) sila3 dabin gur
12. 5(ban2) esza#
reverse
1. 4(barig) 5(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra saga
2. 2(ban2) SZIM saga gaz
3. 3(ban2) sze
4. sze-bi 2(gesz2) 2(u) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
5. 5(gesz'u) 7(disz) sa gi
6. 1(u) 1(asz) 1/2(asz) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu
  blank space
7. zi#-ga a2 u4-da
8. [u4] 6(disz)-kam
9. mu# ma2-dara3 abzu [{d}]en#-ki ba-ab-du8

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P253719

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 86.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 23.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number MS 4708
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 170100

References

  • primary: CUSAS 39, 119

    [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
2018-05-31 at 12:21:15 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2018-04-07 at 16:30:25 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2014-12-04 at 05:50:35 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:45:59 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 Artifact

“CUSAS 39, 119 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253719.
CUSAS 39, 119 artifact entry (No. P253719). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253719
CUSAS 39, 119 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253719 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 119 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253719},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253719},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253719
LB  - CDLI:P253719
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 119 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253719
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 39, 119 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253719.
CUSAS 39, 119 artifact entry (No. P253719). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253719
CUSAS 39, 119 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253719 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 119 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253719},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253719},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253719
LB  - CDLI:P253719
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 119 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253719
ER  -
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