CUSAS 35, 249 (P253268)

Administrative tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 4193

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

56.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(asz@c) udu x?
2. lugal-zi
3. 5(asz@c) lugal#-he2#
4. 3(asz@c) igi-si4!(SI)
5. 3(asz@c) e2-amasz@v
6. 1(asz@c) ($ erasure $) szah2 niga
7. lugal-nita2-zi
8. 1(asz@c) szah2 niga
reverse
1. nimgir-ab-zu
2. 1(asz@c) szah2 niga
3. a-zu-zu
4. 1(asz@c) szah2 u2 lugal-zi
5. 2(asz@c) szah2 u2 igi-si4
6. 2(asz@c) szah2 niga
7. IM-ki
8. 1(asz@c) szah2 niga
9. ur-zikum-ma

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) Early Sargonic / Middle Sargonic
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P253268
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P253268

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	56.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 19.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number	MS 4193
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 35, 249

[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
2017-11-18 at 21:43:02	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
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

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 35, 249 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P253268.

CUSAS 35, 249 artifact entry (No. P253268). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253268 (Original work published 2004)

CUSAS 35, 249 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253268 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).

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	year = {2022},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253268},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253268},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 35, 249 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P253268.

CUSAS 35, 249 artifact entry (No. P253268). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253268 (Original work published 2004)

CUSAS 35, 249 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253268 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 249 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253268},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253268},
}

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DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P253268
LB  - CDLI:P253268
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 249 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253268
ER  -