CUSAS 35, 001 (P250707)
Legal tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Schøyen Collection, Oslo, NorwayMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Schøyen Collection, Oslo, NorwayMuseum Number
MS 1952/33Period
ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)Provenience
Adab (mod. Bismaya)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. nig2# [x x]
2'. x [x x]
3'. e2 [x? x]
4'. nig2-sa10#?-[bi?]
rest broken
column 2
beginning broken
1'. [x x] x
2'. n sze# gun3 sila3#
3'. 1(u@c)# i3# sila3
4'. [n] x x x
column 3
beginning broken
1'. 1(u@c)# ninda# ma#-na
2'. 1(u@c) i3 sila3
3'. 1(u@c) ti udu
4'. 1(u@c) sa! nisig
written like |SZU2.SA| in this text
5'. da-ti-na
6'. 1(u@c) ninda ma-na
column 4
beginning broken
1'. 1(u@c) ninda# ma#-na#
2'. 1(u@c) i3 sila3#
3'. 1(u@c) ur2 udu#
4'. 1(u@c) sa! nisig#
5'. a-ha-tum#
6'. 1(u@c) ninda ma-na
7'. 1(asz@c) i3 sila3
8'. 1(asz@c) ti udu#
column 5
beginning broken
1'. x x
2'. 2(u@c) ninda
3'. x x x
4'. x x x
5'. 2(u@c) ninda
6'. ur-gu
7'. nu-esz3
8'. {d}iszkur
column 6
beginning broken
1'. 2(u@c) ninda#
2'. x x
3'. simug
4'. 2(u@c) ninda
5'. pu3-su-gi
6'. 2(u@c) ninda
7'. ne-ne
8'. 2(u@c) ninda
9'. 1(asz@c) i3 [sila3]
column 7
beginning broken
1'. 1(u@c) ninda#?
2'. 2(asz@c)#? sze#? gun3? sila3#?
3'. 1(asz@c)# sa! [nisig]
4'. HAR-tu#
5'. SIG7
6'. 1(u@c)# ninda#?
7'. x x x?
8'. x [...]
9'. [...]
10'. 1(u@c)#? ninda#
11'. 1(u@c)#? [...]
12'. [...]
13'. [...]
14'. SIG7#?
15'. 1(u@c)#? ninda#
16'. 1(u@c)#? x
17'. [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. 1(gesz2@c) ninda
3. 1(asz@c) dug#
4. an-da-ti-le
5. ugula-e2
6. 1(gesz2@c) ninda
7. 1(u@c) i3 |UMBINxUDU|
A vessel for fats, see also discussion ad OIP 104 No. 14 i 7 read i3-udu umbin?.
8. 1(u@c) dug
9. ur-ur sukkal
10. 1(gesz2@c) ninda
11. 1(u@c) i3 |UMBINxUDU|
12. 1(u@c) dug
13. nimgir-gal
14. 1(gesz2@c) ninda
15. 1(u@c) dug
16. 1(u@c) esztub{ku6}
17. 4(asz@c) sze gun3 sila3
18. ba-za
19. sza13-dub
20. 4(u@c) ninda
21. 1/2(disz@c) i3 |UMBINxUDU|
22. 2(asz@c) sze gun3 sila3
23. 1(asz@c) ku6
(photo of edge lines 22-23 unclear)
column 2
1. il2
2. dub-sar
3. 1(u@c) ninda
4. lugal-agrig-zi
5. dumu pu3-lu5
6. engar-mah
7. 3(u@c) ninda
8. 1(u@c) i3 sila3
9. 1(u@c) dug
10. ma-ma-hir-su
11. nimgir sila
rest blank
column 3
1. sza3-lu2-na-ba
2. kinda-gal
3. igi-zi-bar-ra
4. sanga e2-SAR
5. an-da-ti-le
6. ugula-e2
7. ur-ur
8. sukkal nig2 kas4
9. en-za-ra-nu-gi4
10. nimgir-gal
11. ba-za
12. sza13-dub
13. szu12-utu nimgir e2-gal
14. lugal-sza3-su13 SIG7
15. ur-gu
16. nu-esz3
17. ur#-e2#-igi#-nim
column 4
1. simug-gal
2. ma-ma-hir-zu
3. nimgir
4. lu2 ki-inim-ma-bi-me
rest blank
column 5
1. na-na
2. zadim-nun-ne2
3. in-na-sa10
4. kak-bi <e2>-gar8-ra ab-du3
5. i3#-bi za3-ge
6. ab-ak
7. inim-bi al-til
rest blank
obverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. nig2# [x x]
2'. x [x x]
3'. e2 [x? x]
4'. nig2-sa10#?-[bi?]
rest broken
column 2
beginning broken
1'. [x x] x
2'. n sze# gun3 sila3#
3'. 1(u@c)# i3# sila3
4'. [n] x x x
column 3
beginning broken
1'. 1(u@c)# ninda# ma#-na
2'. 1(u@c) i3 sila3
3'. 1(u@c) ti udu
4'. 1(u@c) sa! nisig
written like |SZU2.SA| in this text
5'. da-ti-na
6'. 1(u@c) ninda ma-na
column 4
beginning broken
1'. 1(u@c) ninda# ma#-na#
2'. 1(u@c) i3 sila3#
3'. 1(u@c) ur2 udu#
4'. 1(u@c) sa! nisig#
5'. a-ha-tum#
6'. 1(u@c) ninda ma-na
7'. 1(asz@c) i3 sila3
8'. 1(asz@c) ti udu#
column 5
beginning broken
1'. x x
2'. 2(u@c) ninda
3'. x x x
4'. x x x
5'. 2(u@c) ninda
6'. ur-gu
7'. nu-esz3
8'. {d}iszkur
column 6
beginning broken
1'. 2(u@c) ninda#
2'. x x
3'. simug
4'. 2(u@c) ninda
5'. pu3-su-gi
6'. 2(u@c) ninda
7'. ne-ne
8'. 2(u@c) ninda
9'. 1(asz@c) i3 [sila3]
column 7
beginning broken
1'. 1(u@c) ninda#?
2'. 2(asz@c)#? sze#? gun3? sila3#?
3'. 1(asz@c)# sa! [nisig]
4'. HAR-tu#
5'. SIG7
6'. 1(u@c)# ninda#?
7'. x x x?
8'. x [...]
9'. [...]
10'. 1(u@c)#? ninda#
11'. 1(u@c)#? [...]
12'. [...]
13'. [...]
14'. SIG7#?
15'. 1(u@c)#? ninda#
16'. 1(u@c)#? x
17'. [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. 1(gesz2@c) ninda
3. 1(asz@c) dug#
4. an-da-ti-le
5. ugula-e2
6. 1(gesz2@c) ninda
7. 1(u@c) i3 |UMBINxUDU|
A vessel for fats, see also discussion ad OIP 104 No. 14 i 7 read i3-udu umbin?.
8. 1(u@c) dug
9. ur-ur sukkal
10. 1(gesz2@c) ninda
11. 1(u@c) i3 |UMBINxUDU|
12. 1(u@c) dug
13. nimgir-gal
14. 1(gesz2@c) ninda
15. 1(u@c) dug
16. 1(u@c) esztub{ku6}
17. 4(asz@c) sze gun3 sila3
18. ba-za
19. sza13-dub
20. 4(u@c) ninda
21. 1/2(disz@c) i3 |UMBINxUDU|
22. 2(asz@c) sze gun3 sila3
23. 1(asz@c) ku6
(photo of edge lines 22-23 unclear)
column 2
1. il2
2. dub-sar
3. 1(u@c) ninda
4. lugal-agrig-zi
5. dumu pu3-lu5
6. engar-mah
7. 3(u@c) ninda
8. 1(u@c) i3 sila3
9. 1(u@c) dug
10. ma-ma-hir-su
11. nimgir sila
rest blank
column 3
1. sza3-lu2-na-ba
2. kinda-gal
3. igi-zi-bar-ra
4. sanga e2-SAR
5. an-da-ti-le
6. ugula-e2
7. ur-ur
8. sukkal nig2 kas4
9. en-za-ra-nu-gi4
10. nimgir-gal
11. ba-za
12. sza13-dub
13. szu12-utu nimgir e2-gal
14. lugal-sza3-su13 SIG7
15. ur-gu
16. nu-esz3
17. ur#-e2#-igi#-nim
column 4
1. simug-gal
2. ma-ma-hir-zu
3. nimgir
4. lu2 ki-inim-ma-bi-me
rest blank
column 5
1. na-na
2. zadim-nun-ne2
3. in-na-sa10
4. kak-bi <e2>-gar8-ra ab-du3
5. i3#-bi za3-ge
6. ab-ak
7. inim-bi al-til
rest blank
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Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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primary: CUSAS 35, 1
[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.
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- Museum No.: MS 1952/33
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- Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
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- Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2017-10-27 at 10:50:39 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2017-10-27 at 09:15:02 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2017-09-26 at 17:39:11 | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Atf | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2015-01-24 at 08:40:50 | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Atf | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2004-12-15 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Bartash, Vitali; Dahl, Jacob L.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Johnson, J. Cale; Stadhouders, Henry | CDLI | approved |
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Cite this Artifact
“CUSAS 35, 001 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250707.
CUSAS 35, 001 artifact entry (No. P250707). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250707
CUSAS 35, 001 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250707 (Accessed: November 9, 2025).
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month = {dec 15},
title = {CUSAS 35, 001 artifact entry},
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howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250707},
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