CUSAS 35, 002 (P251641)

Legal 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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Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 2464

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

115.0 mm × 118.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u@c) ninda
2. 1(asz@c) tu7 sila3
3. adab{ki}-ki-gal-la
4. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) ninda
5. 1(asz@c) i3 sila3
6. 1(asz@c) tu7 sila3
7. ama-a-zu5!(|NINDA2xME|)
8. 1(u@c) ninda 1(asz@c) i3 sila3
9. ur-tur
10. 1(u@c) ninda
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) i3 sila3
2. nin-ig-gal
3. gala
4. 1(u@c) ninda 1(asz@c) tu7 sila3
5. e2-da-hul2
6. 1(u@c) ninda
7. 1(asz@c) tu7 sila3
8. musz-tur
9. 1(u@c) ninda
10. 1(asz@c) tu7 sila3
11. 1(asz@c) i3 sila3
12. lugal-usz-sux(MUSZ)
13. nu-kiri6
column 3
1. 1(u@c) ninda 1(asz@c) i3 sila3
2. 1(asz@c) tu7 sila3
3. isz-me-i3-lum
4. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) ninda#
5. 1(asz@c) i3 sila3 1(asz@c) tu7! sila3
6. szu-ni-dingir
7. 1(u@c) ninda 1(asz@c) tu7 sila3
8. ra-bi2-i3-lum
9. 1(u@c) ninda
10. 1(asz@c) i3 sila3
11. 1(asz@c) tu7 sila3
12. nin-a-zu5!(|NINDA2xME|)
column 4
1. 1(u@c) mu-a
2. 1(u@c) IM-a
3. 1(u@c) la-ma-asz-tar2
4. 1(u@c) lugal-en-nun
5. 1(u@c) lu2-lil#-la
6. bahar2
7. 1(u@c) lugal-gesztu3-gal
8. 2(u@c) ninda
9. 1/2(disz@c) i3 sila3
10. nin-du6-a
column 5
1. 1(u@c) dur2-dub2
2. ($ blank space $) lu2-ki-inim-ma-me
3. 1(asz@c) ninda
4. 1(asz) i3 |UMBINxUDU|
5. 2(asz@c) tu7 sila3
6. 1/2(disz@c) ku3 gin2
7. 1(asz@c) dug
8. nigar-mud
column 6
1. dub-sar
2. 2(u@c) ninda
3. 1(asz@c) i3 sila3
4. 1(asz@c) tu7 sila3
5. lugal-kalam-tu!
6. 1(u@c) ninda
7. 1(asz@c) i3 sila3
8. ama-si
9. [...]-x
reverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz2@c) ninda
2. 1(asz@c) udu
3. 1(asz@c) i3 |UMBINxUDU|
4. 1(asz@c) dug
5. 1(asz@c) uzu ur2
6. nimgir-gal
7. 1(gesz2@c) ninda
8. 1(asz@c) <<sila3>> udu
9. 1(asz@c) i3 |UMBINxUDU|
10. 1(asz@c) dug
11. 1(asz@c) uzu ur2
column 2
1. x-da
2. 4(u@c) ninda
3. 1(asz@c) i3 sila3
4. 1(asz@c) tu7 sila3
5. szesz#?-x-gal#
6. 4(u@c) ninda
7. 1(asz@c) i3 sila3
8. ma-ma-hir-su
9. 4(u@c) ninda
10. 1(asz@c) i3 sila3
11. szesz-nig2-lu5-le
column 3
1. 4(u@c) ninda
2. 1(asz@c) i3 sila3
3. ur-samanx(|SZE.BU.NUN|)
4. 2(u@c) ninda
5. dumu ur-GUL?-PA5?
6. 2(u@c) ($ erasure $) ninda
7. 1(asz@c) i3 sila3
8. szu12-utu
9. 2(u@c) ninda 1(asz@c) i3 sila3
10. e2-DU
11. nimgir-me
column 4
1. 1(u@c) ninda 1(asz@c) tu7 sila3
2. ur-{d}suen
3. 1(u@c) ninda 1(asz@c) tu7
4. ur-{d}dumu-zi-da#
blank space
5. u4 e2 sa10
6. nig2-sa10 1(u) e2 gin2
7. ur-sag-kesz3
8. ensix(|GAR.PA.TE.SI|)!
column 5
1. gesz-sza3-ki-du10
2. lu2 nig2-sa10 gu7
3. AB-KISAL
4. nig2-sa10 ak
5. gag-bi egarx(SIG4) a#-du3
6. i3-bi
7. za3 a-ak inim al-til

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

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Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 115.0 high × 118.0 wide
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: CUSAS 35, 2

[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 2464
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2019-10-13 at 17:35:52	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2019-02-12 at 08:47:18	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI	approved
2017-09-26 at 17:39:23	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	approved
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, 002 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P251641.

CUSAS 35, 002 artifact entry (No. P251641). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P251641

CUSAS 35, 002 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P251641 (Accessed: November 9, 2025).

@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-09]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P251641},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P251641},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P251641
LB  - CDLI:P251641
M1  - 2025/11/9/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 002 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P251641
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 35, 002 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P251641.

CUSAS 35, 002 artifact entry (No. P251641). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P251641

CUSAS 35, 002 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P251641 (Accessed: November 9, 2025).

@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-09]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P251641},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P251641},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P251641
LB  - CDLI:P251641
M1  - 2025/11/9/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 002 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P251641
ER  -

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