CUSAS 35, 085 (P252679)

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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Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 3789/02

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

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. ($ blank space $) ninda ($ blank space $) dug
2. {d}inanna
3. 2(gesz2@c) ninda 1(asz@c)
4. {d}iszkur
5. 1(gesz2@c) ninda 1(asz@c)
6. {d}nin-mug
7. 1(gesz2@c) ninda 2(asz@c)
8. {d}en-ki
9. 1(gesz2@c) ninda 1(asz@c)
10. e2-dam
11. 1(gesz2@c) ninda
column 2
1. {d}|EN2.E2|-si
  |SZU2.HAL| variant of LAK358
2. 1(gesz2@c) ninda 1(asz@c)
3. {d}bara2-en-lil2-gar
4. ($ blank space $) ninda ($ blank space $)
5. e2-dumu
  a circular hole pierces the center of the tablet here; significance?
6. 3(gesz2@c) ninda 3(asz@c)
7. e2-gudux(AH)
8. 1(gesz2@c) ninda 1(asz@c)
9. puzur4-{d}asz8-gi4
10. 2(gesz2@c) ninda 1(asz@c)
11. ma-u2
column 3
1. 2(gesz2@c) ninda 2(asz@c)
2. ur-{d}{sze3}szer7-da
3. 2(gesz2@c) ninda 2(asz@c)
4. ur-nu
5. 1(gesz2@c) ninda
6. nu-mu-na
7. 2(gesz2@c) ninda 2(asz@c)
8. i3-la-la
9. u4 2(u@c) 3(disz@t)
10. iti sze-gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-am3#
reverse
  blank space
  circular hole in center of the tablet

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CUSAS 35, 85

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: MS 3789/02
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  • Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Period Comments:

    Early Dynastic / Early Sargonic

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-04-26 at 13:08:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2022-10-01 at 07:29:18 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2019-08-28 at 13:31:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. 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, 085 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P252679.
CUSAS 35, 085 artifact entry (No. P252679). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P252679 (Original work published 2004)
CUSAS 35, 085 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P252679 (Accessed: January 3, 2026).
@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-03]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 085 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P252679},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P252679},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P252679
LB  - CDLI:P252679
M1  - 2026/1/3/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 085 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P252679
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 35, 085 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P252679.
CUSAS 35, 085 artifact entry (No. P252679). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P252679 (Original work published 2004)
CUSAS 35, 085 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P252679 (Accessed: January 3, 2026).
@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-03]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 085 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P252679},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P252679},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P252679
LB  - CDLI:P252679
M1  - 2026/1/3/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 085 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P252679
ER  -
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