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CUSAS 35, 250 (P251738)

Administrative 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 2724/02

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

56.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) udu-nita
2. 4(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) 5(asz@c) u8
3. 5(u@c) 4(asz@c) sila4
4. 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) siki gu2 ma-na la2 2(asz@c)
5. adab{ki}-bi
6. 4(gesz2@c) la2 1(u@c) udu-nita
7. 5(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) u8 1(gesz2@c) sila4
8. 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) <<la2 1(u@c)#>> siki gu2 ma-na la2 1(u@c)
reverse
1. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) siki gu2 la2 7(asz@c) ma-na
2. i3-lum-GAR3
3. 3(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) udu-nita
4. 6(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) u8
5. 1(gesz2@c) 3(asz@c) sila4
6. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) siki gu2 la2 8(asz@c) ma-na
7. usanx(|AN.GU2xPAP|)-du6
left
1. za3#-mu na-gada
2. ur-{d}iszkur szusz3
right
1. 7(gesz2@c) 4(u) udu
2. 5(u) 2(disz@t) sila4

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)

Collections

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 56.0 high × 48.0 wide × 20.0 thick
Weight:
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: CUSAS 35, 250

[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 2724/02
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Period Comments:
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	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2019-10-13 at 17:35:52	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2019-02-12 at 08:51:40	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI	approved
2017-11-18 at 21:42:01	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, 250 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P251738.

CUSAS 35, 250 artifact entry (No. P251738). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P251738 (Original work published 2004)

CUSAS 35, 250 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P251738 (Accessed: December 11, 2025).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-11]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 250 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P251738},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P251738},
}

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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 35, 250 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P251738.

CUSAS 35, 250 artifact entry (No. P251738). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P251738 (Original work published 2004)

CUSAS 35, 250 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P251738 (Accessed: December 11, 2025).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-11]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 250 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P251738},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P251738},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P251738
LB  - CDLI:P251738
M1  - 2025/12/11/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 250 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P251738
ER  -