CUSAS 35, 147 (P252774)
Administrative tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Schøyen Collection, Oslo, NorwayMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Schøyen Collection, Oslo, NorwayMuseum Number
MS 3790/51Period
ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)Provenience
Adab (mod. Bismaya)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [n] sze gur
2. ga:esz8#
3. nibru{ki}
4. 7(gesz2@c) 7(asz@c) 2(u@c) lu2-esz2-gana2-gid2
5. 3(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) sag-ba
column 2
1. 3(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) KUM#-tusz-sze3
2. 3(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) ur-{d#}nirah
3. 2(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) 5(asz@c) bar-tab@t simug
4. 4(u@c) 5(asz@c) sukkal-mah
5. 5(u@c) 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ma2-lah5-gal#
6. 1(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) x-[...]
column 3
1. ba-za
2. 2(gesz2@c) la2 3(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ur-{d}utu
3. 2(gesz2@c)# 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) lugal-zi#
4. 1(gesz2@c) 7(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sag#-[x]
5. 2(u@c) la2 2(asz@c)# [...]
6. [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [n x]-KAL-[...]
3. lu2-ma2
4. 1(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) mes-an-ne2
5. nu-banda3
6. {gesz}geszax(|UH3xKASKAL|){ki}
column 2
1. 2(gesz'u@c) 3(gesz2@c) [n] GAN2 {gesz}pesz3#? [x?]
2. zur-zur
3. ugula-e2
4. 1(gesz'u@c) 1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 5(asz@c)# lugal-szita GAN2 IN#-x-x
5. 1(gesz'u@c) 5(gesz2@c) GAN2 u6
6. lugal-szita bahar2
7. 6(gesz2@c) sze gur
column 3
1. GAN2 ki-sumun
2. zur-zur
3. 1(gesz'u@c) 7(gesz2@c) nu#-mu-na
4. 3(gesz'u@c) 7(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) lugal-szita-mu
rest broken
obverse
column 1
1. [n] sze gur
2. ga:esz8#
3. nibru{ki}
4. 7(gesz2@c) 7(asz@c) 2(u@c) lu2-esz2-gana2-gid2
5. 3(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) sag-ba
column 2
1. 3(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) KUM#-tusz-sze3
2. 3(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) ur-{d#}nirah
3. 2(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) 5(asz@c) bar-tab@t simug
4. 4(u@c) 5(asz@c) sukkal-mah
5. 5(u@c) 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ma2-lah5-gal#
6. 1(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) x-[...]
column 3
1. ba-za
2. 2(gesz2@c) la2 3(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ur-{d}utu
3. 2(gesz2@c)# 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) lugal-zi#
4. 1(gesz2@c) 7(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sag#-[x]
5. 2(u@c) la2 2(asz@c)# [...]
6. [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [n x]-KAL-[...]
3. lu2-ma2
4. 1(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) mes-an-ne2
5. nu-banda3
6. {gesz}geszax(|UH3xKASKAL|){ki}
column 2
1. 2(gesz'u@c) 3(gesz2@c) [n] GAN2 {gesz}pesz3#? [x?]
2. zur-zur
3. ugula-e2
4. 1(gesz'u@c) 1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 5(asz@c)# lugal-szita GAN2 IN#-x-x
5. 1(gesz'u@c) 5(gesz2@c) GAN2 u6
6. lugal-szita bahar2
7. 6(gesz2@c) sze gur
column 3
1. GAN2 ki-sumun
2. zur-zur
3. 1(gesz'u@c) 7(gesz2@c) nu#-mu-na
4. 3(gesz'u@c) 7(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) lugal-szita-mu
rest broken
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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: CUSAS 35, 147
[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 3790/51
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
- Elevation:
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- Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
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Period Comments:
Early Dynastic / Early Sargonic
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2022-10-01 at 07:29:18 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2017-10-24 at 23:53:34 | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Atf | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | approved |
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| 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, 147 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P252774.
CUSAS 35, 147 artifact entry (No. P252774). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P252774 (Original work published 2004)
CUSAS 35, 147 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P252774 (Accessed: November 8, 2025).
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