CUSAS 35, 453 (P250921)

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 2191/15

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

27.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) {uruda}gag {gesz}haszhur
2. 6(gesz2@c) {uruda}gag gi-szul-hi
3. ad-da# dub-sar#-e
reverse
1. surx(ERIM)-re ba-ta-x
blank space
2. 5(disz@t) mu# 1(u) 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	P250921
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P250921

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	27.0 mm × 22.0 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 2191/15
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 35, 453

[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	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2018-01-05 at 17:55:21	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, 453 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250921.

CUSAS 35, 453 artifact entry (No. P250921). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250921

CUSAS 35, 453 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250921 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250921},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 35, 453 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250921.

CUSAS 35, 453 artifact entry (No. P250921). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250921

CUSAS 35, 453 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250921 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).

@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-30]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 453 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250921},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250921},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P250921
LB  - CDLI:P250921
M1  - 2026/4/30/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 453 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250921
ER  -