CUSAS 35, 344 (P253271)

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 4196

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

55.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [2(asz@c)?] ninda ne#-[sag] umbinx(|UMBINxUDU|)
2. 2(u@c)# 4(asz@c)# [ninda] ne-sag 1(disz@t) sila3#
3. 3(asz@c) kasz
4. nig2-{li}lisz-da
5. 4(asz@c) ninda ne-sag umbinx(|UMBINxUDU|)
6. 1(u@c) ninda ne-sag 1(disz@t) sila3
7. [...] x x
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. 5(asz@c) lu2 sza-ma-si#?-sin#?
2'. 1(asz@c) kasz szu-ma-ma
3'. 1(asz@c) kasz da-da
4'. 1(asz@c) kasz {gesz}gigir!(|LAGABxTIL|)-e
5'. 1(asz@c) kasz ma-sa-nin-su
6'. 1(asz@c) kasz ur-mes
double ruling
7'. [szunigin] 6(asz@c) ninda ne-sag umbinx(|UMBINxUDU|)#
8'. 3(u@c)# 4(asz@c)# ne#-[sag 1(disz@t) sila3]
left
1. [n] kasz u4 7(disz@t)

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) Classical Sargonic
Dates Referenced	u4 7
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P253271
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P253271

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	55.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number	MS 4196
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 35, 344

[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
2019-02-12 at 09:59:38	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI	Approved
2017-12-03 at 18:28:24	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 Artifact

“CUSAS 35, 344 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P253271.

CUSAS 35, 344 artifact entry (No. P253271). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253271 (Original work published 2004)

CUSAS 35, 344 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253271 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

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	year = {2022},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253271},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 35, 344 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P253271.

CUSAS 35, 344 artifact entry (No. P253271). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253271 (Original work published 2004)

CUSAS 35, 344 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253271 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 344 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253271},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253271},
}

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DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
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LB  - CDLI:P253271
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 344 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253271
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