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CUSAS 35, 081 (P250886)

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

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Photo

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Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 2181/46

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

26.0 mm × 28.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(barig@c) nig2-ar3-ra gur
2. 2(barig@c) munu4
3. isz-me-i3-lum
4. an-na-szum2
column 2
1. nig2! zi-ga
2. e2 gudux(AH)
3. iti sze-gurx(|SZE&SZE.KIN|)-a-am6
reverse
blank space

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Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Collections

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 26.0 high × 28.0 wide
Weight:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: CUSAS 35, 81

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: MS 2181/46
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
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Chronology

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Period Comments:
Early Dynastic / Early Sargonic
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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 17:47:54	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:05:31	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:38:33	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	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

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 35, 081 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P250886.

CUSAS 35, 081 artifact entry (No. P250886). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250886 (Original work published 2004)

CUSAS 35, 081 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250886 (Accessed: April 3, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-03]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 081 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250886},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250886},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 35, 081 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P250886.

CUSAS 35, 081 artifact entry (No. P250886). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250886 (Original work published 2004)

CUSAS 35, 081 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250886 (Accessed: April 3, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-03]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 081 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250886},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250886},
}

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DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P250886
LB  - CDLI:P250886
M1  - 2026/4/3/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 081 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250886
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