Fs Neumann 504 (P325397)

Business / Contracts tablet & envelope excavated in Du-Enlila (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Museum Number

CUNES 39-01-026

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Du-Enlila (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (contract)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

72.0 mm × 50.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 5(u) sze gur
2. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
3. dumu ur-nigar-ke4
4. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
5. dumu isz-me-lum-ra
6. in-ni-gi4
7. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
8. dumu isz-me-lum-ke4
9. nu-un-gi4-gi4-da
10. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 dumu ur-nigar-ra
11. mu lugal in-na-pa3
12. nam-ha-ni dumu giri3-ni
reverse
1. ARAD2-mu dumu lugal-me3-a
2. ku3-sa6-ga dumu nibru{ki}-ta2-lu2
3. lu2-{d}nanna
4. bar-ra dam-gar3
5. nam-ha-ni dumu ur-{d}su4-an-na
6. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me
7. iti ku3-SZIM
  Owen ku3-su20(SZIM)
8. u4 2(disz) zal-la
9. mu hu-uh3-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
  blank space
envelope
obverse
1. 5(u) sze gur
2. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
3. dumu ur-nigar-ke4
4. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 ha-za-num2
5. dumu isz-me-lum-ra
  blank space
  seal impression
6. in-ni-gi4
7. ur#-{d}szul-pa-e3
8. dumu# isz-me-lum-ke4
9. [nu]-un-gi4-gi4-da
10. [mu] lugal# in-na-pa3
11. [nam]-ha#-ni dumu giri3-ni
12. [ARAD2-mu dumu] lugal#-me3-a
reverse
1. [ku3-sa6-ga] dumu# nibru#{ki#}-ta2#-[lu2]
2. [lu2]-{d#}nanna
3. [bar-ra] dam-gar3
  blank space
  seal impression
4. nam#-ha-ni dumu ur-{d}su4-an-na
5. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me
6. iti ku3-SZIM u4 2(disz) zal-la
7. mu hu-uh3-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
2. ha-za-num2 du6-{d}en-lil2-la2
3. dumu isz-me-lum

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 72.0 high × 50.0 wide
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: complete
  • Condition Description: measurements probably of envelope
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: Fs Neumann p.491-505, p. 504

    [Owen2018contract] Owen, David I. 2018. “A Neo-Sumerian Contract from Du-Enlila? And Related Texts.” In Grenzüberschreitungen. Studien Zur Kulturgeschichte Des Alten Orients. Festschrift Für Hans Neumann Zum 65. Geburtstag Am 9. Mai 2018, edited by Kristin Kleber, Georg Neumann, and Susanne Paulus, 491–505. Dubsar, Band 5. Münster: Zaphon.

  • history: NABU 2020/48

    [Zólyomi2020repayment] Zólyomi, Gábor. 2020. “CUNES 39-01–026, a Legal Record about the Repayment of a Loan.” NABU, Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires NABU 2020/48.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CUNES 39-01-026
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Du-Enlila (mod. uncertain) Provenience Comments:

    Aradmu

  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.10.02
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-03-24 at 11:46:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2018-05-19 at 20:44:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2016-06-29 at 19:19:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2012-04-04 at 13:37:49 Allred, Lance Atf Allred, Lance CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:55:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:47:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-27 at 15:52:23 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:52:04 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI approved View

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

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005423 (composite) (P458133) Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“Fs Neumann 504 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325397.
Fs Neumann 504 artifact entry (No. P325397). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325397
Fs Neumann 504 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325397 (Accessed: January 16, 2026).
@misc{2006Fs,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-16]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {Fs {Neumann} 504 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325397},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325397},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325397
LB  - CDLI:P325397
M1  - 2026/1/16/
TI  - Fs Neumann 504 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325397
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Fs Neumann 504 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325397.
Fs Neumann 504 artifact entry (No. P325397). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325397
Fs Neumann 504 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325397 (Accessed: January 16, 2026).
@misc{2006Fs,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-16]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {Fs {Neumann} 504 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325397},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325397},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325397
LB  - CDLI:P325397
M1  - 2026/1/16/
TI  - Fs Neumann 504 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325397
ER  -
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