CUSAS 39, 213 (P253729)

Receipt 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 4715/05

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Receipt (receipt work)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

62.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. ka i7 bar-la-ta
2. 1/2(disz) ninda dagal 5(disz) kusz3
3. 5(u) 2(disz) ninda gid2 4(disz) kusz3 bur3
4. a-sza3-bi 1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) 1/3(disz) sar
5. 4(disz) sar sahar dah-hu
6. 1/2(disz) ninda dagal 5(disz) kusz3
7. 4(u) 5(disz) ninda gid2 6(disz) kusz3 bur3
8. a-sza3 2(gesz2) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2
9. 1/2(disz) ninda dagal 5(disz) kusz3
10. 1(gesz2) 3(u)# ninda gid2 5(disz)# 1/2(disz) kusz3 bur3
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
  blank space
1'. szunigin 5(gesz2) 4(u) ninda gid2
2'. sahar-bi 1(gesz'u) sar
3'. sahar zi-zi i7 bar-la i7 lugal
4'. giri3 ur-ba-ba
  blank space
5'. mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative > Receipt (receipt work)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P253729

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 62.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 24.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number MS 4715/05
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 170109

References

  • primary: CUSAS 39, 213

    [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
2017-03-03 at 09:54:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 13:53:39 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 11:47:08 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 Artifacts

“CUSAS 39, 213 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253729.
CUSAS 39, 213 artifact entry (No. P253729). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253729
CUSAS 39, 213 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253729 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253729},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 39, 213 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253729.
CUSAS 39, 213 artifact entry (No. P253729). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253729
CUSAS 39, 213 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253729 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 213 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253729},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253729},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253729
LB  - CDLI:P253729
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 213 artifact entry
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ER  - 
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