CUSAS 35, 263 (P251642)

Legal 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 2465

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) sag
2. geme2-{d}en-lil2
3. dam ur-TUR
4. lu2 lunga3
5. NI-KA
6. ne-sag
7. 1(asz@c) ku3 ma-na
8. szu-du8-a-bi3 i3-gub
  CUSAS 35 reads: i3-de6
9. bu-za
10. an-da-ti
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) amar-in-nab
2. nu-kiri6
3. ensi2 adab{ki}
4. i3-da-ti
5. 1(asz@c) szesz-gu-la
6. giri3-ni
7. sza13-dub-da
8. i3-da-ti
  blank space
9. 2(asz@c) gu4
10. unu{ki}
column 3
1. ba-szi-de6#?
2. en-sila3
3. ur-{d}sud3-da
4. e2-kab{ki}-ra
5. i3-na-szum2
6. 1(asz@c) kesz3!(|SZU4.GIR2|)-ta
7. mu-ni
8. bar ur-{d}gibil6-ta
9. {d}utu-gu2-gal
10. ba-ta-sa10
reverse
column 1
1. e2
2. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) ku3 gin2
3. en-u2
4. i3-sa10
5. 1(az@c) ur-kesz3
6. 1(u@c) a-ne-da
7. e2-bi3
8. <gu2> an-ne-gar
9. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}en-lil2 [x?]
10. lu2-ki-inim#-ma-bi3-me
column 2
  blank space
1. 1(asz@c) dingir-sipa
2. KAL-DI dingir-KA-er-me
3. adab{ki}
4. i3-durun
  blank space
5. dam-mah2
6. aga3-us2
7. lugal
8. mu-de6
column 3
  blank space

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
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  • primary: CUSAS 35, 263

    [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 2465
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  • Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
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  • Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
  • Period Comments:

    Early Dynastic / Early Sargonic

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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
2019-02-12 at 08:47:58 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2017-11-21 at 14:16:06 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, 263 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P251642.
CUSAS 35, 263 artifact entry (No. P251642). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P251642 (Original work published 2004)
CUSAS 35, 263 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P251642 (Accessed: July 27, 2025).
@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-27]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 263 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P251642},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P251642},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P251642
LB  - CDLI:P251642
M1  - 2025/7/27/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 263 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P251642
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 35, 263 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P251642.
CUSAS 35, 263 artifact entry (No. P251642). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P251642 (Original work published 2004)
CUSAS 35, 263 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P251642 (Accessed: July 27, 2025).
@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-27]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 263 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P251642},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P251642},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P251642
LB  - CDLI:P251642
M1  - 2025/7/27/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 263 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P251642
ER  -
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