CUSAS 35, 413 (P252824)

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 3791/30

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. 2(u@c) u8
2. 4(disz@t) u8 kuruszda 1(disz@t) udu-nita
3. sag-esz3-tuku
4. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) sila4
5. [x?] x x sila4
6. [...] x
column 2
1. 2(asz@c) sila4 nita 3(asz@c@90) kir11 bar-li
blank space
2. de5-de5
3. 7(asz@c) kir11 ur4 3(disz@t)# udu# kuruszda#
column 3
1. sag-esz3-tuku
2. 1(u@c)# u8 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) sila4 nita ur4 masz-da3
3. de5-de5 kuruszda szum2-ma#
reverse
1. [...] ganun#-mah [...] ur4#-ra 3(u)? la2 3(disz@t) mu 7(disz@t) iti

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	P252824
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P252824

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 3791/30
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 35, 413

[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
2019-10-13 at 17:35:53	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-12-29 at 15:41:13	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, 413 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P252824.

CUSAS 35, 413 artifact entry (No. P252824). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P252824

CUSAS 35, 413 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P252824 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-17]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 413 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P252824},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P252824},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P252824
LB  - CDLI:P252824
M1  - 2026/10/17/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 413 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P252824
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 35, 413 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P252824.

CUSAS 35, 413 artifact entry (No. P252824). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P252824

CUSAS 35, 413 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P252824 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).

@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-17]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 413 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P252824},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P252824},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P252824
LB  - CDLI:P252824
M1  - 2026/10/17/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 413 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P252824
ER  -