CUSAS 35, 417 (P252800)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 3791/06

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) gur sag-gal2
2. ur-{d}ildu3
3. dumu e2-nu-si
4. 1(u@c) inim-ma-ni-zi
5. e2 ur-e2
6. 3(asz@c) amar-{d}nansze
7. 1(u@c) mes-dab6
8. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c)
column 2
1. lugal-pa-e3
2. sipa
3. 5(asz@c) di#-utu
4. mu-ni-hur-sag
5. 6(asz@c) kar-ki-du10
6. 1(asz@c) e2-DU-DU
7. nagar
8. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) HU-TAR
9. 1(asz@c) ki-ni-mu-zu
10. lu2 a2-ag2-ni-du10
column 3
1. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) nin-gal-zu
2. 2(barig@c) um-mi-pa3
3. 1(asz@c) ba-lu5
4. dumu szesz-ama-na
5. 2(barig@c) il-su-HA
6. GAR-RU-RU
7. 2(barig@c) nig2-DIN
8. 2(barig@c) ama-bara2-ge
9. 2(barig@c) igi-{d}ildu3-sze3@90
column 4
1. 2(barig@c) szesz-pa3 i3-du8
2. 2(barig@c) lugal-gaba-gal2
blank space
column 5
blank space
1. 2(barig@c) [n] 3(u@c) sze gur-sag-gal2
2. 2(barig@c) u4 e2-mah-da sze# ag2#
blank space
reverse
column 1
blank space
column 2
1. gu2-an-sze3 5(u@c) 5(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze gur sag-gal2
2. sze ha-mul gu-na szum2-ma
CUSAS 35 translates: loan barley
3. 2(u@c) la2 3(disz@t) mu
blank space

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) [uncertain]
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P252800
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P252800

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain] CUSAS 35: Umma region
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number	MS 3791/06
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 35, 417

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2020-09-03 at 14:42:02	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-10-13 at 17:35:51	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-12-31 at 00:13:42	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2004-12-15 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Bartash, Vitali; Dahl, Jacob L.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Johnson, J. Cale; Stadhouders, Henry	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 35, 417 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P252800.

CUSAS 35, 417 artifact entry (No. P252800). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P252800

CUSAS 35, 417 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P252800 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 417 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P252800},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P252800},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P252800
LB  - CDLI:P252800
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 417 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P252800
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 35, 417 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P252800.

CUSAS 35, 417 artifact entry (No. P252800). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P252800

CUSAS 35, 417 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P252800 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 417 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P252800},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P252800},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P252800
LB  - CDLI:P252800
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 417 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P252800
ER  -