CUSAS 35, 474 (P250453)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), 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 1384

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

60.0 mm × 60.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 6(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) sze gun3 GAN2
2. sa12-du5
3. ZIZ2{ki}
4. 1(bur3@c) 2(esze3@c)# sze# gun3#
line erased by the scribe
5. 1(esze3@c) 1(iku@c) ki-duru5#
6. gu2?-na
column 2
1. 2(bur3@c) sze GAN2
2. 2(esze3@c) ki-duru5 GAN2
3. lugal-e2-a
4. 1(u@c) sze GAN2
5. sar#-gar3
6. n 2(iku@c) sze GAN2
reverse
column 1
1. 1(esze3@c) 2(iku@c) ki-duru5 ki-bi
2. 3(N01@c) SZE3@90
3. lugal-e2-ki
4. 1(N01@c) SZE3@90
5. ur-{d}dam@n-gal-nun
6. 1(N01@c) 5(N08@c) SZE3@90
7. zu-zu
column 2
1. 1(N34@c) 4(N01@c) SZE3@90
2. e2-gissu-gal
3. 1(N01@c) 7(N08@c) SZE3@90
4. ze2-na

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)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P250453
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P250453

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	60.0 mm × 60.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number	MS 1384
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 35, 474

[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	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2018-01-10 at 21:41:56	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		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, 474 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250453.

CUSAS 35, 474 artifact entry (No. P250453). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250453

CUSAS 35, 474 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250453 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 474 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250453},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250453},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P250453
LB  - CDLI:P250453
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 474 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250453
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 35, 474 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250453.

CUSAS 35, 474 artifact entry (No. P250453). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250453

CUSAS 35, 474 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250453 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 474 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250453},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250453},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P250453
LB  - CDLI:P250453
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 474 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250453
ER  -