CUSAS 35, 427 (P250676)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), 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 1952/03

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

71.0 mm × 78.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [... e2]-sar# x
2. [... {d}asz8]-gi4-[ur5]-du2#
3. 1(asz@c) ku3 [...]
rest broken
column 2
beginning broken
1'. 2(asz@c)# siki# ma#-na#
2'. pu2#-ta
3'. 2(asz@c)# siki# ma-na
4'. sa6#-da
5'. [2(asz@c)] siki# ma-na
6'. ama-bara2-ge
7'. [...]
column 3
beginning broken
1'. 1(asz@c@90)# x-ga
2'. 1(asz@c@90)# ur-x-x-AN-ne2
3'. 1(asz@c@90)# ur-{d}x
4'. [1(asz@c@90) ...]-ni
5'. 1(asz@c@90)# ad#-da#
6'. dumu gesz-sza3 x KA x
7'. [...] AN# [...]
8'. 1(asz@c@90) lugal-[x]
9'. dumu# gan#-[x]
10'. maszkim
11'. 1(asz@c@90) ur-{d}nin-[...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. szu-i@t#
3. 1(asz@c@90) szesz-x igi-dingir-sze3 x
4. 1(asz@c@90) di-{d#}[utu]
5. dumu szesz-[x]
6. [...]
7. [...]
8. [...]
9. 1(asz@c) ku3 gin2#
10. ur-sag#-zi#?
11. gu-nun
12. [x] igi 3(disz@t)-gal2#
13. [...]
14. [...]
15. PA [...]
column 2
1. [...]-kar
2. [...]-x-SZE3#?-BU
3. ugula szu-ku6-me
4. 1(asz@c@90) e2-ki
5. lu2 e2-kisal
6. 1(asz@c@90) ur#-da-da
7. [...]-x
8. 1(asz@c@90) {d#}[x]-x-da
9. szu-i@t
10. 1(asz@c@90) ur-e2-mah nar
11. 1(asz@c@90) gesz-sza3
12. 1(asz@c@90) ur-{d}[...]-x
13. [...] ur-{d}nin-tu#!
14. lu2# ki-inim-ma-me
15. ki gesz-rin2-bi i3-ak
16. sza3-bi i3-su
17. [...]-nagar [...]
column 3
1. [...]
2. [...]-kam#
3. [n] 1(gesz2@c) ninda banszur
4. 1(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) sag-ninda
5. 1(asz@c) 1/2(disz) kasz dug
6. 1(asz@c) tu7(|HIxMASZ|) utul2(|HIxMASZ|)
blank space
7. 1(u) mu 3(disz@t)#? iti#

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)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P250676
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P250676

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	71.0 mm × 78.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain] CUSAS 35: Umma region
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number	MS 1952/03
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 35, 427

[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
2019-10-13 at 17:35:52	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2018-01-03 at 23:52:19	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, 427 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250676.

CUSAS 35, 427 artifact entry (No. P250676). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250676

CUSAS 35, 427 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250676 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).

@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-30]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 427 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250676},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250676},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P250676
LB  - CDLI:P250676
M1  - 2026/4/30/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 427 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250676
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 35, 427 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250676.

CUSAS 35, 427 artifact entry (No. P250676). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250676

CUSAS 35, 427 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250676 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).

@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-30]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 427 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250676},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250676},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P250676
LB  - CDLI:P250676
M1  - 2026/4/30/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 427 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250676
ER  -