CUSAS 35, 004 (P252831)
Legal 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
Flat catalogue
As CSV As TSVExpanded catalogue
As JSONLinked catalogue
As TTL As JSON-LD As RDF/JSON As RDF/XMLText / annotations
Text data
As ATF As JTFLinked annotations
As TTL As JSON-LD As RDF/JSON As RDF/XML
Museum Collection(s)
Schøyen Collection, Oslo, NorwayMuseum Number
MS 3795Period
ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) [uncertain]Provenience
Adab (mod. Bismaya)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-
tablet
obverse
column 1
broken
column 2
broken
column 3
1. ur-{d}saman3#
2. dumu
3. lu2-ti-ti
4. [n] 1(u@c)# ninda 1(asz@c) i3 sila3
5. lugal#-me#?-sze3-gal2
CUSAS 35 reads: lugal-inim#-sze3-gal2
6. [n ninda] 1(asz@c) i3 sila3
7. lugal#-[x]-NE
8. [n ninda 1(asz@c)] i3 sila3#
9. [...]-x
10. [...]
column 4
1. IB
2. 4(u@c) ninda 1(asz@c) i3 sila3
3. lugal-nita-zi
4. dumu lugal-usz-sux(MUSZ)
5. 1(gesz2@c) ninda
6. 1(disz@t) ku3 gin2
7. 1(asz@c) i3 |UMBINxUDU|
8. 1(asz@c) dug
9. nimgir-gal
10. 1(gesz2@c) ninda
11. 1(asz@c) i3 |UMBINxUDU|
12. 1(asz@c) ku3# gin2#
13. [...]
column 5
1. szesz-nig2-lu5-le
2. 4(u@c) ninda 1(asz@c) i3 sila3
3. szesz-ad2-gal
4. 4(u@c) ninda 1(asz@c) i3 sila3
5. ma-ma-hir-su
6. 4(u@c) ninda 1(asz@c) i3 sila3
7. ur-{d}saman3!(|SZE.BU.NUN.SZE3|)
8. 1(u@c) ninda [x] x [...]
9. 1(u@c) [...]
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. 1(u@c) e2-[...]
2'. 1(u@c) x-[...]
3'. 1(u@c) [...]
4'. x [...] SAG/KA# [...]
5'. 2(u@c) ninda 1(asz@c) i3 [sila3]
6'. ama-nu-nu
7'. gag-bi
blank space
column 2
1. [egarx(SIG4) ab-du3]
2. [i3-bi za3-ge]
3. [ab-ak]
4. [inim-ni al-til]
5. [lugal-usz]-sux(MUSZ)#-ka#?
6. me-en?-x-x?
7. lu2 nig2 sa10 ak
8. lugal-usz-sux(MUSZ)
9. szu-i@t
10. lu2 nig2-sa10 gu7
11. u4-ba
12. ur#-sag#-kesz3#
column 3
1. [ensix(|GAR.PA.TE.SI|) adab{ki} ...]
blank space
rest broken
obverse
column 1
broken
column 2
broken
column 3
1. ur-{d}saman3#
2. dumu
3. lu2-ti-ti
4. [n] 1(u@c)# ninda 1(asz@c) i3 sila3
5. lugal#-me#?-sze3-gal2
CUSAS 35 reads: lugal-inim#-sze3-gal2
6. [n ninda] 1(asz@c) i3 sila3
7. lugal#-[x]-NE
8. [n ninda 1(asz@c)] i3 sila3#
9. [...]-x
10. [...]
column 4
1. IB
2. 4(u@c) ninda 1(asz@c) i3 sila3
3. lugal-nita-zi
4. dumu lugal-usz-sux(MUSZ)
5. 1(gesz2@c) ninda
6. 1(disz@t) ku3 gin2
7. 1(asz@c) i3 |UMBINxUDU|
8. 1(asz@c) dug
9. nimgir-gal
10. 1(gesz2@c) ninda
11. 1(asz@c) i3 |UMBINxUDU|
12. 1(asz@c) ku3# gin2#
13. [...]
column 5
1. szesz-nig2-lu5-le
2. 4(u@c) ninda 1(asz@c) i3 sila3
3. szesz-ad2-gal
4. 4(u@c) ninda 1(asz@c) i3 sila3
5. ma-ma-hir-su
6. 4(u@c) ninda 1(asz@c) i3 sila3
7. ur-{d}saman3!(|SZE.BU.NUN.SZE3|)
8. 1(u@c) ninda [x] x [...]
9. 1(u@c) [...]
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. 1(u@c) e2-[...]
2'. 1(u@c) x-[...]
3'. 1(u@c) [...]
4'. x [...] SAG/KA# [...]
5'. 2(u@c) ninda 1(asz@c) i3 [sila3]
6'. ama-nu-nu
7'. gag-bi
blank space
column 2
1. [egarx(SIG4) ab-du3]
2. [i3-bi za3-ge]
3. [ab-ak]
4. [inim-ni al-til]
5. [lugal-usz]-sux(MUSZ)#-ka#?
6. me-en?-x-x?
7. lu2 nig2 sa10 ak
8. lugal-usz-sux(MUSZ)
9. szu-i@t
10. lu2 nig2-sa10 gu7
11. u4-ba
12. ur#-sag#-kesz3#
column 3
1. [ensix(|GAR.PA.TE.SI|) adab{ki} ...]
blank space
rest broken
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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm):
- Weight:
- Artifact Preservation:
- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
-
primary: CUSAS 35, 4
[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 3795
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
- Elevation:
- Stratigraphic Level:
- Excavation No:
- Findspot Square:
- Findspot Comments:
- Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) [uncertain]
- Dates Referenced:
- Alternative Years:
- Date Comments:
- Accounting Period:
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-13 at 17:35:52 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
 |
|
| 2017-09-26 at 17:41:10 | 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 |
|
Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
-
There is no external resource for this artifact yet.
General Notes:
-
CDLI Notes:
-
Cite this Artifact
“CUSAS 35, 004 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P252831.
CUSAS 35, 004 artifact entry (No. P252831). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P252831
CUSAS 35, 004 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P252831 (Accessed: November 19, 2025).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-19]},
year = {2004},
month = {dec 15},
title = {CUSAS 35, 004 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P252831},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P252831},
}
TY - ELEC DA - 2004/12/15/ PY - 2004 ID - P252831 LB - CDLI:P252831 M1 - 2025/11/19/ TI - CUSAS 35, 004 artifact entry UR - https://cdli.earth/P252831 ER -