CUSAS 35, 227 (P252878)

Administrative tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 3842

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

36.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz@c) i3 bulugx(|SZIMxUH3|) dug
en: 1 jar of galbanum oil
2. 1(asz@c) i3 |SZIMxGIG| dug
en: 1 jar of gig oil
3. 1(asz@c) ir {szim}ha-ra-LUM dug
en: 1 jar of haraLUM aromatics
4. giri3-ni
en: Girini
5. dub-sar
en: the scribe
reverse
1. [x] an-gi4
en: has turned in(?).
blank space

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) [uncertain] Early Sargonic
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P252878
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P252878

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	36.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 14.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Adab (mod. Bismaya)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number	MS 3842
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 35, 227

[Bartash2017CUSAS35] Bartash, Vitali. 2017. Sumerian Administrative and Legal Documents ca. 2900-2200 BC in the Schøyen Collection. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 35. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2022-10-01 at 07:29:18	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2017-11-16 at 00:19:48	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2004-12-15 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Bartash, Vitali; Dahl, Jacob L.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Johnson, J. Cale; Stadhouders, Henry	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 35, 227 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P252878.

CUSAS 35, 227 artifact entry (No. P252878). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P252878 (Original work published 2004)

CUSAS 35, 227 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P252878 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-17]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 227 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P252878},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P252878},
}

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TI  - CUSAS 35, 227 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 35, 227 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P252878.

CUSAS 35, 227 artifact entry (No. P252878). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P252878 (Original work published 2004)

CUSAS 35, 227 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P252878 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-17]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 227 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P252878},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P252878},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P252878
LB  - CDLI:P252878
M1  - 2026/10/17/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 227 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P252878
ER  -