CUSAS 39, 156 (P253724)

Account 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 4713

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Account (account work)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

188.0 mm × 187.0 mm × 30.0 mm

tablet
column 1
  broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...] ug3#?-IL2#? u4# 1(disz)-sze3
2'. [ki] x-{d}x-x-ta
3'. [...] x x x tur-[tur ...] u4 1(disz)-sze3
4'. [ki ...]-dingir-ta
  blank space
5'. [szunigin] 2(szar2)# 5(gesz'u) 3(u) [n+3(disz)] gurusz# u4# 1(disz)#-sze3
6'. [szunigin 5(gesz2) 1(u)] 8(disz)#? 1/2(disz)#? ug3-IL2 tur-tur u4 1(disz)-sze3
  blank space
7'. sag#-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
8'. sza3#-bi-ta
9'. 8(gesz2)# 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
10'. [sze] gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-a zar3 tab-ba
11'. [x] 4(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
12'. ki#-su7 i3-se3 ki-su7 {gesz}asal2-du3-a u3 [...]-lugal gub-ba
13'. [x] 4(u)# 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
14'. ki-su7 a-sza3 {d}nin-ur4-ra gub-ba
15'. [x] 4(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
bottom
1. 1(gesz'u)# [...]
column 3
1. ki-su7 {d}amar-{d}suen-{d}szara2-ki-ag2 gub-ba
2. 2(gesz2)# 5(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
3. ki#-[su7] x-BI gub-ba
4. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) gurusz# u4# 1(disz)-sze3
5. ki-su7 du6-gesz-i3-ka# gub-ba
6. 3(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
7. ki-su7 {d}amar-{d}suen-{d}szara2-ki-ag2-ta
8. ka-ma-ri2-sze3 sze mar-ta la2-a
9. 1(gesz2) 3(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
10. gu4-e-us2-sa
11. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz)# gurusz# u4# 1(disz)#-[sze3]
12. [x] apin#? du x x sza3#? {d#}szara2#
  blank space
13. sza3 buru14
bottom
1. 7(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz)
column 4
1. 4(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2-ta gesz a-ra2 3(disz@t) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
2. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 7(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz)
3. 1(bur3) [5(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2] gesz a-ra2# [3(disz@t)] 4(iku)# [1/2(iku) GAN2-ta]
4. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 4(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz)
5. GAN2-gu4
6. 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 gesz a-ra2 3(disz@t) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
7. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)
8. szuku engar
9. a-sza3# GAN2# ur#-gu#
10. [3(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku)] GAN2# tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2-ta gesz a-ra2 3(disz@t) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
11. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 6(gesz2) 3(u)
12. 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 gesz a-ra2 3(disz@t) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
13. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(gesz2) 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)
14. 2(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 gesz a-ra2 2(disz@t) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
15. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 5(u) 6(disz)
16. GAN2-gu4
17. 2(esze3) GAN2 gesz a-ra2 3(disz@t) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
18. a2 erin2-na-bi [2(u) 4(disz)]
19. szuku [engar]
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column 5
1. 3(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2-ta gesz a-ra2 3(disz@t) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
2. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 6(gesz2)# 5(u) 4(disz)
3. 1(bur3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 gesz a-ra2 3(disz@t) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
4. a2# erin2#-na#-[bi u4 4(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz)]
5. GAN2-gu4
6. 2(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 gesz a-ra2 3(disz@t) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
7. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(u) 8(disz)
8. szuku engar
9. a-sza3 sza-ra-hu-um-ma
10. [...] gesz a-ra2# [...]
11. a2 erin2-na-bi# u4# [x]
12. 1(bur3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 gesz a-ra2 3(disz@t) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
13. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 4(u) 3(disz)
14. a-sza3 {d}nin-ur4#-ra
15. 2(bur3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 [gesz a]-ra2 2(disz@t) [4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta]
16. a2 erin2-na#-[bi u4 5(u) 4(disz)]
17. a-sza3 muru13#
18. 2(bur3) x [...] 4(iku) 1/2(iku) [...]
19. a2 [erin2-na-bi u4 x]
20. a#-sza3# [...]
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reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. a2-[bi u4 ...]
2'. 6(gesz2) 2(u) sar# [...]
3'. a2-bi# [u4 ...]
4'. a2 6(disz) x [...]
  blank space
5'. a2 lu2 hun-ga2
6'. 5(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) sar {u2}kiszi17 ku5-a 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta
7'. a2#-bi u4 3(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz)
8'. [...] 4(u) sar u2# [...] ku5-a# 1(u) [...]
9'. a2-bi u4# [...]
10'. 5(u) 6(disz) ug3-IL2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
10'. ab-sin2-ta la-ag ri-ri-ga
11'. a2 erin2-na#
12'. a-sza3 GAN2 ur-gu
13'. 2(gesz'u) 1(u)# 1(disz)# sar al [...]
14'. a2-bi u4 [...]
15'. [...]
16'. [a2]-bi# u4 1(gesz2)
17'. 5(u) 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
18'. ab-sin2-ta la-ag ri#-ri#-ga
19'. a2 6(disz) sila3-ta
20'. 4(u) 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 ab-sin2-ta la-ag ri-ri-ga
bottom
1. 3(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 3(u) 1(disz)
2. 5(u) 7(disz) ug3-IL2
column 2
1. [...]
2. a2-[bi u4 ...]
3. 1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 2(u) [...]-a 1(u) 5(disz) sar-[ta]
4. a2-bi u3 1(gesz2) 9(disz)# 1/3(disz)#
5. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) ug3-IL2 u4# 1(disz)#-[sze3]
6. 1(gesz2) 1(u) gurusz sza3-gu4 u4 1(disz)-sze3
7. [x] geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
8. ab-sin2-ta la-ag ri-ri-ga
9. a2# erin2-na
10. a#-sza3# sipa-da
11. 2(gesz2) 5(u) 7(disz) sar al 6(disz) sar-ta
12. a2-bi u4 2(u) 9(disz) 1/2(disz)
13. 4(u) 5(disz) sar al 6(disz) sar-ta
14. [a2]-bi# u4 7(disz) 1/2(disz)
15. a2 [erin2-na?]
16. [...] x TUR
17. 1(gesz'u)# 5(gesz2) sar gi zex(SIG7)-a 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta
18. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2)
19. a2 5(disz) sila3-ta
20. a2 lu2 hun-ga2
21. [...] sar# gi zex(SIG7)-a [1(u) 5(disz)] sar-ta
22. [a2-bi u4] 2(u)# 3(disz)# 1/3(disz)#
23. 2(u) 6(disz)# [...]
24. [ab-sin2-ta la-ag] ri#-ri#-[ga]
25. a-sza3 la2-mah
26. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) sar {u2}numun gurusz:e 1(u) sar-ta
27. a2#-bi u4 1(gesz2)#? 1(u) 2(disz)#
bottom
1. 9(gesz2)# n(u) n(disz) 1/3(disz) gurusz
2. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) ug3#?
column 3
1. 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) sar {u2}erinx(KWU896)#? zex(SIG7)-a 1(u) sar-ta
2. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 3(u)
3. 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) sar gi zex(SIG7)-a 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta
4. [a2]-bi# u4# 1(gesz2)
5. 3(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) sar al 6(disz) sar-ta
6. a2-bi u4 6(gesz2) 3(u)
7. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 1/2(disz) ug3-IL2 tur-tur u4 1(disz)-sze3
8. ab-sin2-ta la-ag ri-ri-ga
9. a-sza3 sza-ra-hu-um-ma#
10. a2 erin2-na
11. a-sza3 gi kin-ak
  blank space
12. [...] x
13. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz)# [...]
14. gurusz-e 1(asz) gu-nigin2-ta
15. gi zex(SIG7)-a u3 gi# lagab a-sza3 {d}szara2-ta e2-udu? a-sza3 la2-mah-sze3
16. a2#-bi u4 1(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz)
17. [...] mu
18. [...] x
  n lines broken
19'. [...] da-da
20'. [...] x
21'. [...]-sze3
22'. [...]-x-kam
23'. [...] x x
bottom
1. [...] 4(disz)
column 4
1. x [...]
2. a2-bi u4 4(gesz2)
3. bala-sze3 gen-na bala-a gub-ba bala-ta gur-ra
4. giri3# ur-{d}nun-gal
  blank space
5. 6(disz) gurusz gu4-e-us2-sa
6. 6(disz) gurusz a-sza3-da tusz-a
7. iti 4(disz)-sze3
8. a2-bi u4 2(gesz'u) 4(gesz2)
9. iti {d}li9-si4-ta
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10. iti {d}dumu-zi-sze3
  blank space
11. 1/2(disz) ARAD2-{d}szara2
12. 1/2(disz) ur-gu2-de3-na
13. 1/2(disz) lu2#?-[...]
14. 1/2(disz) lugal-inim-x
15. 1/2(disz) ur-{d}isztaran
16. 1/2(disz) lu2-dingir-ra
17. 1/2(disz) lu2-du10-ga
18. iti# [4(disz)]-sze3
19. [a2-bi u4] 8(gesz2)#
20. [a2 u4-du8-a dumu]-gi7
21. [...]-sze3#
  rest broken
column 5
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2'. [...] x e si x
4'. [...] x x x x
  blank space
5'. [szunigin] 2(szar2) 3(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 4(u) [n(disz)] 2/3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
6'. [szunigin] 5(gesz2)# 1(u)# 8(disz) 1/2(disz) ug3-IL2 tur-tur u4 1(disz)-sze3
7'. [zi]-ga-am3
8'. [la2-ia3] 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 5(u)# 2(disz)# 1/3(disz) gurusz# u4# 1(disz)#-sze3
  blank space
  rest broken

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 188.0 high × 187.0 wide × 30.0 thick
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: CUSAS 39, 156

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: MS 4713
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
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  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: --.--.09.00, --.--.12.00
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: --.--.09.00 to --.--.12.00

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-07-22 at 20:05:45 Pottorf, Andrew Atf Pottorf, Andrew Lafont, Bertrand approved View
2018-12-11 at 10:37:42 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2018-06-21 at 08:58:33 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2018-06-09 at 01:30:57 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2018-04-29 at 01:12:00 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2018-04-28 at 15:17:54 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2018-04-28 at 13:15:31 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2018-04-25 at 03:26:39 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2018-04-15 at 13:41:23 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-01-16 at 08:22:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-08-04 at 15:46:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:55:47 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-12-04 at 05:50:37 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2014-09-29 at 13:53:38 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2014-09-29 at 11:47:08 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2014-05-04 at 09:05:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:45:59 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, 156 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253724.
CUSAS 39, 156 artifact entry (No. P253724). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253724
CUSAS 39, 156 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253724 (Accessed: October 19, 2025).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-19]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 156 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253724},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253724},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253724
LB  - CDLI:P253724
M1  - 2025/10/19/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 156 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253724
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 39, 156 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253724.
CUSAS 39, 156 artifact entry (No. P253724). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253724
CUSAS 39, 156 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253724 (Accessed: October 19, 2025).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-19]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 156 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253724},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253724},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253724
LB  - CDLI:P253724
M1  - 2025/10/19/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 156 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253724
ER  -
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