CUSAS 39, 184 (P254018)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 4987

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

26.0 mm × 24.0 mm × 9.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. szu-ma-ma
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga#? 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. suhusz#-gi
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga#? 5(disz) sila3 ninda [5(disz)] gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. a-[hu]-a
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. x-ni-a
9. 5(disz)# sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. hu#-wa-wa
11. 3(disz)# sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
reverse
1. [...]-kal
2. [3(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz)] gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. [...]-ga
4. [3(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz)] gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
  rest broken

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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): 26.0 high × 24.0 wide × 9.0 thick
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  • primary: CUSAS 39, 184

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: MS 4987
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2014-12-04 at 05:50:44 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:46:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-02-05 at 17:13:29 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:35 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
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 View

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 39, 184 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P254018.
CUSAS 39, 184 artifact entry (No. P254018). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254018
CUSAS 39, 184 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254018 (Accessed: December 22, 2025).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-22]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 184 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P254018},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254018},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P254018
LB  - CDLI:P254018
M1  - 2025/12/22/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 184 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P254018
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 39, 184 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P254018.
CUSAS 39, 184 artifact entry (No. P254018). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254018
CUSAS 39, 184 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254018 (Accessed: December 22, 2025).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-22]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 39, 184 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P254018},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254018},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P254018
LB  - CDLI:P254018
M1  - 2025/12/22/
TI  - CUSAS 39, 184 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P254018
ER  -
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