CUSAS 39, 060 (P253739)

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 4715/15

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Receipt (receipt szu ba-ti)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

55.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) sze gur
 en: 20 gur of barley,
2. mu bala#-a-sze3
 en: instead of bala (obligations).
3. kiszib3? e2#-ur2#-bi-du10
 en: Sealed tablet of E-urbidu.
4. ki lu2-ma-ma-ta
 en: From Lu-Mama.
5. ur-ba-ba
 en: Ur-(A)baba
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
 en: received.
  blank space
  seal impression
2. mu en {d}inanna unu{ki} masz2 i3-pa3
 en: Year: “The En-priest of Inanna of Uruk was chosen by omen.”
seal 1
1. ur-{d}a-ba-ba
 en: Ur-Ababa,
2. dub-sar
 en: scribe,
3. dumu a2-ur4-a
 en: child of A’ur’a.

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative > Receipt (receipt szu ba-ti)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004738 (composite) (P457448) S004738 uncertain (mod. uncertain) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P253739

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 55.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 20.0 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 4715/15
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 170119

References

  • primary: CUSAS 39, 60

    [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
2020-07-28 at 14:53:20 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2020-03-28 at 10:43:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-12-04 at 05:50:40 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-11-21 at 06:36:09 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 13:53:40 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
2014-02-14 at 04:47:34 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:46:00 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, 060 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253739.
CUSAS 39, 060 artifact entry (No. P253739). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253739
CUSAS 39, 060 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253739 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 060 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253739},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253739},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253739
LB  - CDLI:P253739
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 060 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253739
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 39, 060 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253739.
CUSAS 39, 060 artifact entry (No. P253739). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253739
CUSAS 39, 060 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253739 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 060 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253739},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253739},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253739
LB  - CDLI:P253739
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 060 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253739
ER  -
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