CUSAS 35, 421 (P252846)

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 3810

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(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) GAN2 sze mu2
2. 1(gesz2@c) sze gur
3. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) ziz2 gur
4. 2(asz@c) sag-nita
5. 2(asz@c) sag-munus
6. 2(u@c) GAR utuwa(LAK777)
7. 4(asz@c) udu suluhu2
8. 3(u@c)# {gesz}guszur
column 2
1. 2(asz@c) dug i3-szah2#
2. 1(u@c) i3-sig15 sila3#
3. 5(asz@c) gig gur
4. 1(asz@c) tug2 munus
5. 1(asz@c) ku3 ma-na
6. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) ku3 gin2
7. sa10 e2
8. 1(asz@c) mar
9. 1(asz@c) gur8-DA
column 3
1. 1(asz@c) sag-munus#
2. 2(asz@c@90) ku3 gin2
3. 1(asz@c) {uruda}szen
4. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) ku3 gin2-bi
5. 1(asz@c) zabar
6. 1(asz@c) {uruda}za-hum
7. 3(asz@c) bur
8. 1(asz@c) x-szudul#
column 4
1. e2-DU-DU
2. e-SZU#
3. 2(asz@c) sag-munus
4. 3(asz@c) nig2-sal-la2 sag
5. 1(asz@c) i3-szah2 dug
6. 6(asz@c) siki garigx(|ZUMxKASKAL|)-ak ma-na
column 5
1. nin-sa6-sa6
2. e-SZU
3. ur-{d}nin-ildu3
4. ba-de6
blank space
reverse
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	P252846
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P252846

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 3810
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 35, 421

[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 17:35:52	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2017-12-31 at 00:14:04	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2004-12-15 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Bartash, Vitali; Dahl, Jacob L.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Johnson, J. Cale; Stadhouders, Henry	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 35, 421 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P252846.

CUSAS 35, 421 artifact entry (No. P252846). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P252846

CUSAS 35, 421 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P252846 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 421 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P252846},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P252846},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P252846
LB  - CDLI:P252846
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 421 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P252846
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 35, 421 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P252846.

CUSAS 35, 421 artifact entry (No. P252846). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P252846

CUSAS 35, 421 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P252846 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 421 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P252846},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P252846},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P252846
LB  - CDLI:P252846
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 421 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P252846
ER  -