CUSAS 39, 130 (P253769)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), 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 4739

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (rations)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

118.0 mm × 86.0 mm × 30.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [1(asz@c)? GAN2?] lugal#?-{d}isztaran [...] nu-banda3-gu4
2. [x] ur-{d#}[nin]-sun2
3. [x] a-x
4. dumu#-ni-me#
5. usz2# lugal-KA
6. 1(asz)# GAN2 lugal-ezem szesz#-tab-ba
7. 1(asz) ur-{d}a-szar2
8. 1(disz)# lugal-nesag-e
9. dumu#-ni-me
10. 1(asz)# GAN2 lu2-dingir-ra aga3-us2
11. 1/2(asz@c) GAN2 lu2-eb-gal x
  erasure after x
12. usz2 ur-mes dumu-ni
13. nu#-banda3#-gu4 i3-dab5
14. usz2 me-maszkim
15. 1(asz@c) GAN2 lugal-iti-da engar
16. 1(asz) ku3-{d}szara2 dumu-ni
17. 1(asz@c) GAN2 ur-nigar{gar}
18. 1(asz) ab ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
  ab is erased
19. dumu me-maszkim-me
20. 1(asz@c) GAN2 ug3 du11-ge
21. 1(disz) e2-hi-li
22. 1(disz) nig2-u2-rum
23. dumu-ni-me
24. lugal#-iti-da i3-dab5
25. szu lu2#-{d}li9-si4 engar#?
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) GAN2 lugal-ku3-zu dumu-ni
2. 1(asz@c) GAN2 lugal-ezem <<ta>>
  (ta partly erased)
3. 1(disz) szesz-kal-la
4. 1(disz) ur-sukkal
5. dumu-ni-me zah3-ta gur-ra
6. 1(asz@c) GAN2 ug3 bi2-da
7. lu2-{d}li9#-[si4] i3-dab5
8. 1(asz@c) GAN2 lu2#-{d#}suen# engar
9. 1(disz) ur#?-li dumu-ni
10. 1(asz@c) GAN2 ug3 en#?-szu#?
11. szu a2-x
12. 1(asz@c) GAN2 ug3 ur-{d}iszkur#
13. lu2-{d}suen i3-dab5
14. 1(asz@c) GAN2 lu5-lu5-mu# engar#
15. usz2 lu2-gul-zi-da
16. usz2 lugal-amar-ku3#
17. 1(disz) lugal-dub#-la2
18. dumu-ni-me
19. 1(asz@c) GAN2 ur#-{d}nin-x?
20. 1(disz) szesz-a-ni dumu-ni
21. 1(asz@c) GAN2 ug3# lugal#-x-[...]
22. 1(asz@c) GAN2 ug3# x x [...]
23. 1(disz) lu2-{d}szara2#
reverse
column 1
1. lu5#-lu5-mu [i3-dab5]
2. 1(asz@c) GAN2 ARAD2#-hul3#-la [engar?]
3. 1(asz@c) GAN2 ug3# ur2-nig2-du10
4. dumu# 1(asz)# 2(ban2) 2(disz) lugal-{gesz}apin-du10
5. 1(disz) 2(ban2)# 2(disz)# {d}szul-gi-ha#-ma-ti
6. 1(disz) ur-{d}iszkur
7. dumu-ni-me
8. 1(asz@c) GAN2# ug3 lugal-nesag-e
9. 1(asz@c) GAN2 ug3 a-ba-nam-tum2
10. ARAD2-hul3-la i3-dab5
11. 1(asz@c) GAN2 ug3 ur-{gesz}gigir engar dumu ur?-kal-la
12. 1(disz) nu ur#-{d}iszkur#? dumu-ni
13. 1(asz@c) GAN2 ug3# ur#-{d}a-zi-a
14. 1(asz@c) GAN2 ug3# [x]-lu2#-ni
15. 1(asz@c) GAN2 ug3# [ur]-e2-nirx(|MIR.ZA|)
16. 1(disz) 2(ban2) 2(disz) ur#-{d#}ur3#-bar#-tab#
17. 1(disz) ur#-{gesz#}gigir#
18. dumu-ni-me
19. ur-{gesz}gigir i3-dab5
  blank space
column 2
  blank space
1. gurum2 ak gu4 {gesz}apin
2. ugula lugal-{d}isztaran
3. ur-{d}li9-si4 ensi2
4. giri3# lu2#-du10-ga dumu lugal-da-da dub-sar u3 lu2-{d}nanna dub-sar
5. iti# ezem-me-ki-gal2#
6. mu# sza-asz-ru#{ki#} a-[ra2 x-kam ba]-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (rations)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P253769

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 118.0 mm × 86.0 mm × 30.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number MS 4739
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 170129

References

  • primary: CUSAS 39, 130

    [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
2025-07-22 at 16:07:47 Pottorf, Andrew Transliteration Pottorf, Andrew Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2018-06-09 at 01:50:54 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2018-05-27 at 05:20:54 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2018-05-24 at 13:17:30 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2018-04-13 at 14:55:37 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2018-04-13 at 14:43:22 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2015-10-04 at 07:16:34 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-12-28 at 13:19:12 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-12-04 at 05:50:42 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 13:53:43 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 11:47:09 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2012-12-14 at 07:29:37 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:46:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-05 at 17:13:29 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:35 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, 130 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253769.
CUSAS 39, 130 artifact entry (No. P253769). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253769
CUSAS 39, 130 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253769 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 130 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253769},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253769},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 39, 130 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253769.
CUSAS 39, 130 artifact entry (No. P253769). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253769
CUSAS 39, 130 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253769 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 130 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253769},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253769},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253769
LB  - CDLI:P253769
M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 130 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253769
ER  -
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