CUSAS 39, 068 (P253741)

Receipt tablet excavated in Garšana (mod. uncertain), 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 4715/17

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Receipt (receipt kiszib3)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

48.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda gur
 en: 1 gur, 1 barig, 4 ban2, 5 sila3 of bread,
2. giri3 lugal-SZE3?
 en: Conveyor: Lugal-ŠE
3. ki ur-ba-ba-ta
 en: From Ur-Baba.
4. kiszib3 szu-{d}nin-isin2{si}
 en: Sealed tablet of Šu-Nin-Isin.
reverse
  blank space
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1. mu en eridu{ki} ba#-hun
 en: Year: “The En-priest of Eridu was installed.”
seal 1
1. szu-{d}nin-isin2{si}
 en: Šu-Nin-Isin,
2. dub-sar
 en: scribe,
3. dumu er3-[...]
 en: child of I-...

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 48.0 high × 44.0 wide × 19.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: CUSAS 39, 68

    [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 4715/17
  • Accession No.:

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.00.00
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-07-29 at 05:24:54 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2020-03-28 at 11:01:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. 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
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

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004250 (composite) (P456960) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 39, 068 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253741.
CUSAS 39, 068 artifact entry (No. P253741). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253741
CUSAS 39, 068 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253741 (Accessed: March 10, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-10]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 068 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253741},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253741},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253741
LB  - CDLI:P253741
M1  - 2026/3/10/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 068 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253741
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 39, 068 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253741.
CUSAS 39, 068 artifact entry (No. P253741). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253741
CUSAS 39, 068 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253741 (Accessed: March 10, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-10]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 068 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253741},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253741},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253741
LB  - CDLI:P253741
M1  - 2026/3/10/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 068 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253741
ER  -
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