CUSAS 35, 162 (P252853)

Administrative tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), 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 3817

Period

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

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) sze gur
2. lugal-he2
3. GA-ISZ-URUDA
4. 3(barig@c) an-ta-ti
5. gala
6. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) zi3 ninda i3-du8
7. 4(ban2@c) nig2-ar3-ra-kam
column 2
1. 3(barig@c) sze kasz
2. e2-gal
3. 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) zi3 ninda
4. 1(ban2@c) sze kasz#
5. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) sze kasz#
6. ga2-udu-ur4
reverse
column 1
1. 2(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) zi3 ninda
2. 1(u@c) tug2-du8
3. 8(asz@c) simug
4. 2(asz@c) nagar
5. 5(ban2@c) dumu ur-{d}{sze3}szer7-da
6. szu-nigin2-ni
column 2
1. 5(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 1(ban2@c)
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] Early Dynastic / Early Sargonic
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P252853
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P252853

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Adab (mod. Bismaya) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number	MS 3817
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 35, 162

[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
2022-10-01 at 07:29:18	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2017-11-03 at 01:37:01	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, 162 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P252853.

CUSAS 35, 162 artifact entry (No. P252853). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P252853 (Original work published 2004)

CUSAS 35, 162 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P252853 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 162 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P252853},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P252853},
}

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DA  - 2022/10/1/
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LB  - CDLI:P252853
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 162 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 35, 162 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P252853.

CUSAS 35, 162 artifact entry (No. P252853). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P252853 (Original work published 2004)

CUSAS 35, 162 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P252853 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 162 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P252853},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P252853},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P252853
LB  - CDLI:P252853
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 162 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P252853
ER  -