CUSAS 35, 278 (P250836)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 2109/4

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

81.0 mm × 79.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [n] ninda
2. [x]-NE-NE
3. 1(u@c) US2-bum
4. 1(u@c) i3-lu-gar3
5. 1(u@c) ur-dub-la2
6. 1(u@c) pa2-sza3-hi-i3-lum
7. 1(u@c) a-ba-{d}en-lil2
8. 1(u@c) buru5?-kad4?
9. 1(u@c) ensi2-gal-zu
column 2
1. 8(disz@t) za-bad3
2. 8(disz@t) dingir-ab-gu
3. 8(disz@t) i3-li2-en-nun
4. 8(disz@t) ur-{d}inanna
5. ARAD2 zu-ni
6. 1(asz@c) ARAD2 ensi2 8(disz@t)
7. 8(disz@t) e-li-szilig
8. 8(disz@t) ur-{d}inanna
9. sipa ansze-me
10. 8(disz@t) za3-mu
11. dumu ur-{d}nin-mug
column 3
1. 5(disz@t) ti-nig2-u@c
2. a-zu5
3. 6(disz@t) dingir-ab-ga
4. 1(asz@c) ad-kup4 8(disz@t)
5. 1(asz@c) se12 1(u@c)
6. he2-dab5-me
7. 8(asz@c) sagi 4(disz@t) 4(asz@c) 2(disz@t)
8. 3(asz@c) ma2-lah5 5(disz@t)
9. 3(asz@c) dub-sar 4(disz@t)
10. 2(asz@c) szu-i 6(disz@t) 3(asz@c) 2(disz@t)
11. 8(disz@t) lu2-da-ge
12. 1(u@c) sukkal-me [n(disz@t)]
column 4
1. 2(u@c) x-x nu-banda3-me [n(disz@t)]
2. 2(u@c) 3(disz@t) sipa ansze lugal-me 2(disz@t)
3. 3(asz@c) szu-ku6 2(disz@t)
4. 5(disz@t) {d}en-lil2
5. ku6 mu-de6
6. 2(u@c) la2 2(disz@t) sza3-nu-gal2
7. 2(u@c) la2 2(disz@t) nig2-du7
8. aga3-us2# [x-me]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. szusz3# [lugal?]
3. 4(u@c) la2 2(disz@t) a-li2-li2
4. KU lugal
5. 1(u@c) la2 1(disz@t) di-{d}utu
6. nu-banda3
7. 1(u@c) la2 1(disz@t) i-bi2-{d}a-ba4
8. lu2 {d}x-igi
9. sukkal
10. 1(u@c) la2 1(disz@t) a-bu-bu
11. aga3-us2 ensi2
column 2
1. 1(u@c) la2 1(disz@t) i-bi2-{d}a-ba4
2. IB
3. 5(disz@t) ama-ab-zu-si
4. 5(disz@t) tum-al
5. 5(disz@t) nam-zi
6. 5(disz@t) lugal-gesz
7. 5(disz@t) ur-{d}esz5@t-pesz
8. 5(disz@t) giri3-ni
9. 5(disz@t) ur-dingir
10. sa12-du5-me
11. gesztin# mu-de6
12. 1(asz@c) munus he2-dab5 8(disz@t)
column 3
1. isz-tup-pum
2. maszkim-bi
3. 3(asz@c) szu-ku6 3(disz@t)
4. 5(disz@t) ur-szubur
5. 3(asz@c) szu-ku6 2(disz@t)
6. 5(disz@t) ur-u4-su13
7. ku6 mu-de6
  CUSAS 35 reads: ha-mu-tum2 'he should bring it here'
8. 3(asz@c) nu-kiri6 3(disz@t)
9. 5(disz@t) lu2-lil-la
10. gi-lam
11. mu-de6
12. 1(gesz'u@c) 8(gesz2@c) la2 1(u@c) ninda
13. lu2 nig2-dab5#-me
column 4
  blank space
1. szu-nigin2-bi
2. 2(gesz'u@c) 7(gesz2@c) 2(disz@t) ninda
3. u4 2(u@c) 5(disz@t)
4. iti a2-ki-ti

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 81.0 high × 79.0 wide
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  • Condition Description:
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  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: CUSAS 35, 278

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: MS 2109/4
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) [uncertain]
  • Period Comments:

    Middle Sargonic

  • Dates Referenced:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-10-01 at 07:29:18 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2020-04-21 at 15:41:41 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2019-02-12 at 08:43:46 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2017-11-26 at 01:45:40 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
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 View

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 35, 278 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P250836.
CUSAS 35, 278 artifact entry (No. P250836). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250836 (Original work published 2004)
CUSAS 35, 278 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250836 (Accessed: November 12, 2025).
@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-12]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 278 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250836},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250836},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P250836
LB  - CDLI:P250836
M1  - 2025/11/12/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 278 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250836
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 35, 278 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P250836.
CUSAS 35, 278 artifact entry (No. P250836). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250836 (Original work published 2004)
CUSAS 35, 278 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250836 (Accessed: November 12, 2025).
@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-12]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 278 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250836},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250836},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P250836
LB  - CDLI:P250836
M1  - 2025/11/12/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 278 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250836
ER  -
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