CUSAS 35, 300 (P253270)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 4195

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

85.0 mm × 82.0 mm × 27.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(asz@c)# bar-dul5 u3-la2
2. ensi2-gal
3. 6(asz@c) lu2-esz2-gana2-gid2
4. 2(asz@c) u3-mu-NI-NI
5. 1(asz@c) {d}en-lil2-la2
6. 1(asz@c) ur-GIR3
7. 1(asz@c) lugal-sza3
8. 1(asz@c) UR
9. 1(asz@c) ur#-nu u2-a
10. 1(asz@c) ur-sa6-ga
11. 1(asz@c) lugal-a2
12. [1(asz@c)] sza3-ge
13. [1(asz@c) x]-AN
14. [1(asz@c)] ur-a2 sukkal
15. 1(asz@c) ur-tum-al
column 2
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. 1(asz@c) x [...]
4. 1(asz@c) engar bala#-[a-ri2]
5. 1(asz@c) na-ba-lu5
6. 1(asz@c) ma2-lah5-gal
7. 1(asz@c) lugal-sag sukkal
8. 2(asz@c) sagi-mah
9. 1(asz@c) enku
10. 3(asz@c) ugula szu-ku6
11. 2(asz@c) szita-iri
12. 1(asz@c) lugal-a2
13. lu2-igi
14. 1(asz@c) du-du
15. nu-banda3
16. 1(asz@c) dingir-kal
17. 2(asz@c) sila-si
column 3
beginning broken
1'. x [...]
2'. 1(asz@c) ur-[...]
3'. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}en-[x]
4'. 1(asz@c) az-x
5'. 1(asz@c) lugal#-[x]
6'. 2(asz@c) lu2-pa-da#
7'. 1(asz@c) kin-gal#
8'. 1(asz@c) esz3-du
9'. 2(asz@c) sanga e2-mah
10'. 2(asz@c) sanga {d}[...]
11'. 1(asz@c) sanga {d}[...]
12'. 1(asz@c) ur-[...]
reverse
column 1
1. du11-ga#-[ni]
2. 1(asz@c) engar bala#-[a-ri2]
3. [n] x [...]
4. [n] du-du
5. ur#-mes
6. 3(asz@c) e2-gal-[x]
7. 1(asz@c) ensi2-gal#
8. 1(asz@c) pa3-da#
9. 1(asz@c) ur-mes#
10. 1(asz@c) ur-x-[x]
11. 2(asz@c) ur-[...]
12. 1(asz@c) sag#-[...]
13. 1(asz@c) [...]
rest broken
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) x-[x?]-ni
2. 1(asz@c) x-[x]-gal
3. 1(asz@c) lugal-szu
4. 1(asz@c) szeg12-zi
5. 1(asz@c) lugal-a
6. 1(asz@c) bahar2-gal
CUSAS 35 reads: baharx(EDIN)-gal
7. 1(asz@c) a-ba-{d}en-lil2
8. 1(asz@c) szandana
9. 1(asz@c) ma-SIKI
10. 1(asz@c) lu2-GIN2-du3-a
11. 1(asz@c) lugal-sza3
12. ugula geme2
13. 4(asz@c) engar bala-a-ri2
14. 1(asz@c) ur-esz3
15. 1(asz@c) ur2-ni
16. 1(asz@c) szitim-[gal]
17. 1(asz@c) sag-[...]
18. 1(asz@c) x-[...]
column 3
1. ur-dam
2. ugula# gesz#-kin#-ti# x
3. ugula# ki#-siki-ta
4. [1(asz@c)] ur-kun
5. [1(asz@c)] ur#-{d}na-ru2-a
6. dub-sar
7. 1(asz@c) szandana ugula
8. 1(asz@c) e2-dam-si
blank space
9. 2(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) bar-dul5 u3-la2
blank space

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Collections

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 85.0 high × 82.0 wide × 27.0 thick
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: CUSAS 35, 300

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: MS 4195
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Period Comments:
Middle Sargonic
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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
2019-02-12 at 09:58:09	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI	Approved
2017-11-29 at 18:23:30	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

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 35, 300 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P253270.

CUSAS 35, 300 artifact entry (No. P253270). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253270 (Original work published 2004)

CUSAS 35, 300 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253270 (Accessed: March 5, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-05]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 300 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253270},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253270},
}

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DA  - 2022/10/1/
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M1  - 2026/3/5/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 300 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 35, 300 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P253270.

CUSAS 35, 300 artifact entry (No. P253270). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253270 (Original work published 2004)

CUSAS 35, 300 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253270 (Accessed: March 5, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-05]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 300 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253270},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253270},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P253270
LB  - CDLI:P253270
M1  - 2026/3/5/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 300 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253270
ER  -