CUSAS 39, 131 (P253794)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), 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 4764

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (inventory workers)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

87.0 mm × 61.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [1(asz@c) GAN2 lugal]-nesag#-e# [nu-banda3-gu4]
2. [1(disz)] lu2#-du10#-ga#
3. [1(disz)] {d#}szara2#-i3#-zu#
4. 1(disz)# lu2#-dingir#-ra# dumu-ni-me#
5. 1(asz) GAN2 a-kal-la szesz-tab-ba dumu ur#?-{gesz}gigir [x]
6. 1(asz) GAN2 ha-ba-lu5-ge2 aga3-us2 dumu {d}utu-mu
7. 1(disz)# ab-ba-gi-na dumu-ni
8. nu-banda3-gu4 i3-dab5
9. 1(asz@c) GAN2 ur-nigar{gar} engar
10. 1(asz@c) GAN2 lugal-ma2-gur8-re
11. 1(asz) ur-{gesz}gigir
12. 1(disz) szesz-a-ni
13. dumu-ni-me
14. 1(asz@c) GAN2 ur-nigar{gar}
column 2
1. 1(asz@c)# GAN2# a-kal#-[la] dumu u3-ma-[ni?]
2. ur-nigar{gar#} i3#-dab5
3. szu lu2-[x]-x
4. 1(asz@c) GAN2 a-kal-la engar#?
5. 1(asz@c) GAN2 lugal-a2#-zi-da#
6. 1(disz) lu2-dingir-ra#
7. dumu-ni-me
8. 1(asz@c) ug3 GAN2 ur-{d}suen#
9. 1(disz) lugal-ma2-gur8-re dumu-ni
10. 1(asz@c) GAN2 lugal-szu-nir-re
11. a-kal-la i3-dab5
12. 1(asz@c) GAN2 lugal#-amar-ku3# engar
13. 1(asz) szesz-kal-la
14. 1(disz) lu2-dingir-ra
15. 1(disz) lugal-masz#-zu#
reverse
column 1
1. dumu#-ni-me
2. 1(asz@c) GAN2 a-tu dumu {gesz}gigir-re
3. 1(asz@c) ug3 GAN2 lugal-ma2#-gur8-re
4. 1(asz@c) GAN2 ur-zabala3{ki}
5. 1(asz) szu-{d}suen
6. 1(disz) a-kal-la
7. dumu-ni-me
8. lugal-amar-ku3 i3-dab5
9. szu ug3 la-al-u2-a
10. 1(asz@c) ug3 GAN2 lugal-nesag-e engar
11. 1(asz@c) ug3 GAN2 a-kal-la
12. 1(asz) nir-i3-da-gal2
13. 1(disz) lugal-e-ba-an-sa6
14. dumu#-[ni]-me
15. 1(asz@c) GAN2# ug3# a2-zi-da
16. 1(asz) ab lu2-{d}szara2
17. 1(asz@c) ug3 GAN2 hu-wa-wa#
18. dumu# la-al-u2#-a#-me#
column 2
1. lugal-nesag-e i3-dab5
2. 1(asz@c) ug3 GAN2 lugal-an-ne2 engar
3. 1(disz) lugal-musz#-[husz]
4. 1(disz) ur-{d}da-ni
5. dumu-ni-me
6. 1(asz@c) GAN2 ug3 ur-am3-ma
7. 1(asz@c) GAN2 ab-ba-gi-na
8. 1(asz@c) GAN2 a-kal-la dumu ur-nigar{gar} ba-BAD
9. giri3 szesz-a-ni dumu ab-ba-gi-na
10. lugal-an-ne2 i3-dab5
11. 1(asz@c)? GAN2 ur-gu2-edin-na engar
12. 1(asz@c) GAN2 a2-du dumu# ur-{d}nin-tu
13. sza3-sahar-ra ki ur-lugal-ta
14. 1(asz@c)# GAN2# engar-zi dumu# ur#-{d}nin-tu
15. [ARAD2]-mu# dumu# a-hu-szu-ni
16. [...] lugal#-pa#-ta
17. [ur]-gu2-edin-na i3-dab5
  blank space
18. [ugula] lugal#-nesag-e
19. [iti] dal
left
1. [mu {gesz}]gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2
seal 1
1. lugal-[nesag-e]
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-[banda3{da}]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (inventory workers)
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 003612.1 (composite) (P533749) S003612.1 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P253794

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 87.0 mm × 61.0 mm × 25.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number MS 4764
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 170133

References

  • primary: CUSAS 39, 131

    [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 16:11:08 Pottorf, Andrew Transliteration Pottorf, Andrew Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2018-04-13 at 15:34:26 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2018-04-13 at 15:24:08 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2017-06-16 at 21:24:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Reckling, Lucas CDLI Approved View
2017-05-19 at 22:01:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2015-10-07 at 12:57:44 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-12-04 at 05:50:44 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 13:53:44 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 07:30:20 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2012-08-06 at 13:43:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:46:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:38:25 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, 131 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253794.
CUSAS 39, 131 artifact entry (No. P253794). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253794
CUSAS 39, 131 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253794 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 131 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253794},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253794},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 39, 131 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253794.
CUSAS 39, 131 artifact entry (No. P253794). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253794
CUSAS 39, 131 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253794 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 131 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253794},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253794},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253794
LB  - CDLI:P253794
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 131 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253794
ER  -
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