CUSAS 35, 288 (P253274)

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 4199

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

69.0 mm × 62.0 mm × 19.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [n ninda n] sila3#?
2. [x x?]-da#
3. maszkim gada
4. [1(az@c)] la2# 1(disz@t) ur-nigar
5. [1(u@c)] la2 1(disz@t) ur-lu2
6. aga3#-us2!(ARAD) lugal-me
7. [n] A-KA-du3
8. lu2 kiszib3
9. 1(u@c) la2 1(disz@t) nimgir-kisal-le
10. aga3-us2!(ARAD) lugal
11. 1(u@c) la2 1(disz@t) i3-li2-a-hi
12. lu2# me-luh
13. 1(u@c) la2 1(disz@t) |LAGABxDISZ@t|-ni-sig
14. lu2#-kiszib3
column 2
1. 1(u@c) la2 1(disz@t) galax(|ARAD.KU|)#
2. maszkim sze
3. 1(u@c) la2 1(disz@t) gal-zu
4. maszkim ma2 dilmun
5. 1(u@c) la2 1(disz@t) zaq-tum
6. 2(u@c) la2 2(disz@t) du-du
7. lu2 sum-lum
8. 2(asz@c) lu2 1(u@c) la2 1(disz@t)-ta
9. lu2 du-du
10. mu 2(disz@t)-me
11. 2(u@c) la2 2(disz@t) ku3-ga
12. 1(u@c) la2 1(disz@t) amar-{d}asznan
13. dumu lugal-e
14. lu2 me-x
15. 4(disz@t) ti-nig2-u@c#
16. 4(disz@t) galax(ARAD) nagar#
reverse
column 1
1. 1(u@c) la2 1(disz@t) be-li2-GAR3
2. lu2-kiszib3
3. 1(u@c) la2 1(disz@t) e-li-isz-ta2-kal2
4. sagi [i]-mi-dingir
5. 1(u@c) la2 1(disz@t) pa2-sah4#-{d}x
6. lu2-tukul [x?]
7. 2(u@c)# [...] x 4(disz@t)#
8. [n] 4(asz@c)# ugula# [n]
9. 7(asz@c) dub-sar 4(disz@t)
10. 6(asz@c) nar# 6(disz@t) 1(asz@c) 7(disz@t)
11. 2(asz@c) mar-tu 8(disz@t)
12. 6(asz@c) sipa ansze 4(disz@t) [1(asz@c)] 6(disz@t)
13. 2(asz@c) lu2 {gesz}UTUL2 [n]
14. [n] gu-za-la2 4(disz@t)
15. [n] e2-dam
column 2
1. [n szu]-i 4(disz@t)
2. [n] nam#-mah#
3. [...]
4. 1(asz@c) ma2-lah5 6(disz@t)
5. 1(asz@c) sipa kuruszda 4(disz@t)
6. 4(asz@c) e3-a 8(disz@t)
7. 2(asz@c) sukkal 4(disz@t)
8. 2(asz@c) x-zi 6(disz@t)
9. [n lum]-ma-zi
10. 6(disz@t)# lugal-e#
11. [n] ugula aszgab 4(disz@t)
12. [n] {d}en-lil2-la2
13. [n] dam-gar3 [n]
14. [n] ur#-e-pa3# lu2 a-mur-um#
15. [n] lugal-dul5
16. [n] 1(asz@c) muszen-du3 1(u@c)
17. [n ...] 5(disz@t)
  double ruling
18. [szu-nigin2 n] 1(u@c)! ninda [...]
  rest broken

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 69.0 high × 62.0 wide × 19.0 thick
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  • primary: CUSAS 35, 288

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: MS 4199
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  • Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
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  • Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
  • Period Comments:

    Middle Sargonic / Classical Sargonic

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-10-01 at 07:29:18 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2020-04-21 at 15:48:51 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2019-10-13 at 17:35:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-11-27 at 13:01:24 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2004-12-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Bartash, Vitali; Dahl, Jacob L.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Johnson, J. Cale; Stadhouders, Henry CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 35, 288 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P253274.
CUSAS 35, 288 artifact entry (No. P253274). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253274 (Original work published 2004)
CUSAS 35, 288 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253274 (Accessed: December 17, 2025).
@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-17]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 288 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253274},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253274},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P253274
LB  - CDLI:P253274
M1  - 2025/12/17/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 288 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253274
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 35, 288 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P253274.
CUSAS 35, 288 artifact entry (No. P253274). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253274 (Original work published 2004)
CUSAS 35, 288 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253274 (Accessed: December 17, 2025).
@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-17]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 288 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253274},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253274},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P253274
LB  - CDLI:P253274
M1  - 2025/12/17/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 288 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253274
ER  -
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