CUSAS 35, 079 (P250884)

Administrative tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Cite

Photo

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 2181/44

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

22.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [n ninda]
2. [n] dug
3. aga3#-us2
4. [e2]-gal#
column 2
1. e2 gudux(AH)
2. iti asza5-il2-szu-gar
blank space
reverse
blank space

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) Early Dynastic / Early Sargonic
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P250884
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P250884

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	22.0 mm × 25.0 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 2181/44
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 35, 79

[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
2017-10-07 at 17:41:53	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:05:31	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:38:33	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	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, 079 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P250884.

CUSAS 35, 079 artifact entry (No. P250884). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250884 (Original work published 2004)

CUSAS 35, 079 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250884 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 079 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250884},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250884},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P250884
LB  - CDLI:P250884
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 079 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250884
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 35, 079 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P250884.

CUSAS 35, 079 artifact entry (No. P250884). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250884 (Original work published 2004)

CUSAS 35, 079 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250884 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 079 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250884},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250884},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P250884
LB  - CDLI:P250884
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 079 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250884
ER  -