CUSAS 35, 291 (P253299)

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 4224

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

60.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(u@c) ab2-mah2
2. 1(u@c) ab2 3(disz@t)
3. 7(asz@c) ab2 2(disz@t)
4. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) ab2 1(disz@t)
5. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) gu4 1(disz@t)
6. 2(asz@c) gu4 utua2
double ruling
7. szunigin 1(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) ab2
reverse
1. a-zu-zu
2. i#-mi-dingir-e
3. ka# i7 e2-DUN-ka
4. gurumx(|IGI.GAR|)-bi e-ak
5. iti a2-ki-ti
6. mu {gesz}ninda2
7. al-du3-am3

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) Middle Sargonic
Dates Referenced	mu {gesz}ninda2 al-du3-am iti a2-ki-ti
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P253299
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P253299

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	60.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 20.0 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 4224
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 35, 291

[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
2017-11-27 at 13:01:23	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	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, 291 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P253299.

CUSAS 35, 291 artifact entry (No. P253299). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253299 (Original work published 2004)

CUSAS 35, 291 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253299 (Accessed: May 4, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 35, 291 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P253299.

CUSAS 35, 291 artifact entry (No. P253299). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253299 (Original work published 2004)

CUSAS 35, 291 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253299 (Accessed: May 4, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-04]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 291 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253299},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253299},
}

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M1  - 2026/5/4/
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