CUSAS 39, 062 (P253740)

Receipt tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), 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 4715/16

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Receipt (receipt szu ba-ti)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

54.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(gesz2) sze gur
 en: 120 gur of barley
2. mu kasz# bala-a-sze3#
 en: instead of beer of the bala.
3. ki ur-{d}szul-gi-ra-ta
 en: From Ur-Šulgi.
4. ur-e2-ninnu
 en: Ur-Eninnu
5. szu ba-ti
 en: received.
reverse
1. giri3 ur-ba-ba
 en: Conveyor: Ur-Baba.
2. sza3 adab{ki}
 en: Within Adab.
  blank space
  seal impression
3. iti u5-bi2-gu7
 en: Month: “Eating the Goose(?).”
4. mu en {d}inanna unu{ki}-ga masz2-e in-pa3
 en: Year: “The En-priest of Inanna of Uruk was chosen by omen.”
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}i-bi2-{d}suen
 en: Ibbi-Suen,
2. lugal kal-ga
 en: strong king,
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
 en: king of Ur,
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2?-ba
 en: king of the four quarters (of the world):
column 2
1. ur-e2-ninnu
 en: Ur-Eninnu,
2. dub-sar
 en: scribe,
3. dumu ur-AB#?-[...]-ku3-ga#?
 en: son of Ur-...-kuga-... ,
4. lu2 [x]
 en: the man (of? . . . is your slave).

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 005960 (composite) (P458670) S005960 uncertain (mod. uncertain) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P253740

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 54.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number MS 4715/16
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 170120

References

  • primary: CUSAS 39, 62

    [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 15:06:18 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2020-03-28 at 10:47:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2019-04-15 at 10:43:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:42 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2018-04-03 at 14:49:03 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-12-04 at 05:50:41 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 13:53:41 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
2014-02-11 at 07:00:46 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-02-11 at 07:00:35 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2013-07-19 at 10:34:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. 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 Artifacts

“CUSAS 39, 062 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253740.
CUSAS 39, 062 artifact entry (No. P253740). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253740
CUSAS 39, 062 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253740 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 062 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253740},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253740},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253740
LB  - CDLI:P253740
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 062 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253740
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 39, 062 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253740.
CUSAS 39, 062 artifact entry (No. P253740). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253740
CUSAS 39, 062 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253740 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 062 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253740},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253740},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253740
LB  - CDLI:P253740
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 062 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253740
ER  -
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