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

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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

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 118.0 high × 86.0 wide × 30.0 thick
Weight:
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Condition Description:
Join Information:
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Text Information

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

Related publications

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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: MS 4739
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.06.11.00
Alternative Years:
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-07-22 at 16:07:47	Pottorf, Andrew	Atf	Pottorf, Andrew	Lafont, Bertrand	approved
2018-06-09 at 01:50:54	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved
2018-05-27 at 05:20:54	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved
2018-05-24 at 13:17:30	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved
2018-04-13 at 14:55:37	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved
2018-04-13 at 14:43:22	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved
2015-10-04 at 07:16:34	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved
2014-12-28 at 13:19:12	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved
2014-12-04 at 05:50:42	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved
2014-09-29 at 13:53:43	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved
2014-09-29 at 11:47:09	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved
2012-12-14 at 07:29:37	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:46:01	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2007-02-05 at 17:13:29	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:38:35	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2004-12-15 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Bartash, Vitali; Dahl, Jacob L.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Johnson, J. Cale; Stadhouders, Henry	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (170129) (170129)

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Cite this Artifact

“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: January 2, 2026).

@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-02]},
	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 Artifact

“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: January 2, 2026).

@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-02]},
	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  - 2026/1/2/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 130 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253769
ER  -