CUSAS 35, 171 (P252863)

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 3827

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. 2(gesz2@c) szum2 sa#
2. 4(asz@c)#? kasz# dug
3. 2(u@c) lu{nisi} gu2
4. 1(asz@c) gesztin dug
5. 1(asz@c) i3-nun nig2-banda3{da} 2(ban2@c) |UMBINxUDU|
CUSAS 35 reads: umbinx
6. 5(u@c) 2(asz@c) si-esz2-gu-tum
CUSAS 35: = si-isz9-qu3-tum 'sišqȗ breads' = zi3 esza
column 2
1. 3(gesz2@c) ninda sig15 si
2. 6(asz@c) ninda ki-an si szur
3. 1(asz@c) udu szum-ma
4. ama-esz3-lil2-ta
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] Early Dynastic / Early Sargonic
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P252863
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P252863

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number	MS 3827
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 35, 171

[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
2017-11-05 at 22:28:19	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, 171 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P252863.

CUSAS 35, 171 artifact entry (No. P252863). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P252863 (Original work published 2004)

CUSAS 35, 171 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P252863 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 171 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P252863},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P252863},
}

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DA  - 2022/10/1/
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LB  - CDLI:P252863
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 171 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 35, 171 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P252863.

CUSAS 35, 171 artifact entry (No. P252863). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P252863 (Original work published 2004)

CUSAS 35, 171 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P252863 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 171 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P252863},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P252863},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P252863
LB  - CDLI:P252863
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 171 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P252863
ER  -