CUSAS 35, 340 (P500514)

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 4240b

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

97.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
(MS 4240 is two joined fragments of different tablets; this is MS 4240b)
(an additional narrow fragment joined to right side is fake)
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] 1(barig) [...] x [x?]
2'. PAP 2(disz@t) 2(barig) {d}inanna
3'. PAP 1(disz@t) 2(barig) {d}en-ki#?
4'. PAP 2(disz@t) 1(barig) {d}mes-lam-ta-[e3]
5'. PAP 2(barig) 3(ban2) e2-dam [x?]
6'. 3(barig) {d}bara2-{d}en-lil2-gar [x?]
7'. 1(disz@t) {d}DUB-ME
8'. 1(disz@t) {d}nisaba2
9'. 2(disz@t) {d}nin-mug
reverse
1. PAP 2(barig) 3(ban2) {d}dam-gal-nun
2. n PAP {d}NI
3. 1(disz@t) {d}utu
4. PAP 2(barig) 3(ban2) {d}nin-x-[x]
5. PAP 3(disz@t) {d}[x]-x
6. PAP 3(barig) {d}esz5@t-pesz
blank space
7. szunigin 4(u) 1(disz@t) 1(barig) sze gur [...]
rest broken

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
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P500514
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P500514

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	97.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 22.0 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 4240b
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 35, 340

[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
2017-12-03 at 18:36:47	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-12-03 at 18:33:18	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-07-15 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 35, 340 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P500514.

CUSAS 35, 340 artifact entry (No. P500514). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P500514 (Original work published 2017)

CUSAS 35, 340 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P500514 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 340 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P500514},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P500514},
}

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DA  - 2022/10/1/
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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 35, 340 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P500514.

CUSAS 35, 340 artifact entry (No. P500514). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P500514 (Original work published 2017)

CUSAS 35, 340 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P500514 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 340 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P500514},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P500514},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P500514
LB  - CDLI:P500514
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 340 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P500514
ER  -