CUSAS 35, 318 (P253269)

Administrative tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 4194

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

54.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz@c) tug2# us2 bala#
2. 1(asz@c) i3-gesz gesz szum2-ma {gesz}nig2 1(disz) sila3
3. 1(asz@c) {kusz}esir4 e2-ba
4. 1(asz@c) ze2-na geszimmar
5. a2-ga2-lum
  blank space
reverse
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Middle Sargonic
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P253269

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 54.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number MS 4194
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: CUSAS 35, 318

    [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 Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2022-10-01 at 07:29:18 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2019-02-12 at 09:56:36 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2017-12-01 at 21:41:04 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
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 View

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 35, 318 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P253269.
CUSAS 35, 318 artifact entry (No. P253269). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253269 (Original work published 2004)
CUSAS 35, 318 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253269 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253269},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 35, 318 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P253269.
CUSAS 35, 318 artifact entry (No. P253269). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253269 (Original work published 2004)
CUSAS 35, 318 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253269 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 318 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253269},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253269},
}

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