CUSAS 35, 360 (P253281)

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 4206

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

100.0 mm × 100.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [_n gin2 ku3-sig17_]
2. _dub-sar-mah_
3. _2(u)# 4(disz)# [n?] lu2 esz2-gid2_
4. _n ensi2#-gal_
5. _[n] szabra-e2_
6. _[n] sanga e2-mah_
7. _[n] sanga {d}iszkur_
8. _[n] sanga# {d}asz7-gi4_
9. _[n] sagi#-mah_
10. _[n] sukkal-mah_
11. _[n] abba2-iri_
12. _[n gal5]-la2-gal_
13. _[n] KUN#-SZE3_
14. _[n] nimgir#-gal_
15. _[n] gu#-gal_
16. _[n x]-gal_
17. [...]
18. [...]
column 2
1. [...]
2. 2(disz) DUN3-[x]
3. 2(disz) il2
4. 2(disz) lugal-e2-masz-e
5. _engar-mah-me_
6. 1(disz) nita-zi
7. 1(disz) ad-da
8. 1(disz) a2-ni-ta
9. 1(disz) lu2-{d}asz7-gi4
10. _engar-tur-me_
11. 2(disz) inim-ma
12. 2(disz) ur-a2
13. 2(disz) ur-{d}inanna
14. _nu-banda3 edin-na-me_
15. _2(disz) lu2 gu4-mu2-da_
16. _4(disz) ka-guru7_
17. _1(disz) sza13-dub ganun
18. 1(disz) lugal-nam
19. _1(disz) szitim-gal
20. _1(disz) sukkal e2-HI#?-[x]_
column 3
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. _1(disz) sanga {d}inanna_
5. _1(disz) sanga {d}en-ki_
6. _1(disz) lu2-nig2-bara4-ga_
7. 1(disz) lugal-{d}szud3#-de3#
8. 1(disz) lu2-x
9. _1(u@c) ga:esz8_
10. _2(disz) szandana-SAR_
11. _1(disz) muhaldim-gal_
12. _1(disz) la2 igi-3(disz) ka-dug#_
13. 1(disz) a2-ni-ta
14. 1(disz) a-mur-ru#-um#
15. 1/2(disz) bi-da-x
16. _2(disz) lu2-kin-du#-a#_
17. _1/2(disz) ugula {gesz}gigir2#_
18. _1(disz) ugula {gesz}gu-[za]_
19. 2(disz) x-[...]
20. [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. 2(disz) [...]
5. 2(disz) en#-[...]
6. 2(disz) e2-mah_
7. 2(disz) abba2
8. 1/2(disz) lugal-zi
9. 1/2(disz) ur-e2-masz
10. 1/2(disz) ur-SZE3
11. _1(disz) la2 igi-3(disz)_ im-ta
12. _1(disz) a-zu-gal_
13. _1/2(disz) ugula a-ga-am#?_
14. _2(disz) enku_
15. 1(disz) lugal-[...]
16. _1(disz) la2 igi-3(disz)_ lugal#-[...]
17. _1(disz) la2# igi#-3(disz)#_ [...]
18. _1(disz) [...]
rest broken
column 2
1. _1(disz) sanga e2-[...]_
2. _1(disz) aszgab-[gal]_
3. _1(disz) tug2-du8-gal_
4. _1(disz) ad-kup4-gal_
5. _1(disz) igi-du_
6. _1(disz) la2 igi-3(disz) baharx(EDIN)-gal_
7. 1(disz) ra-bi _e2-gal_
8. _1(disz) ma2-lah5-gal_
9. (disz) ur-a2 _aszgab_
double ruling
10. _szunigin 3(asz@c) ma-na 1/3(asz@c){+sza} 7(disz) la2 igi-6(disz) ku3-sig17_
11. _1/3(asz@c){+sza} la2 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
12. _lu2-|BIxA|-me_
13. 1(u@c)# 2(disz) 1/2(disz) en-li
14. u3 sza3-zu
15. _1(u@c) ugula sag |LAGABxU|_
1 sign erased after SAG
blank space
column 3
blank space
1. _[1/3(asz@c)]{+sza} la2# [n] gin2 ku3_
2. _[ku3]-sig17#-bi 1(u@c) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2_
3. _[n] 2(disz@c) ma-na 2/3(asz@c){+sza#} [n] gin2# ku3#-sig17_
4. [...]-GAR-e
5. [...]-AB
6. [x]-x-x
blank space
7. in _1(disz) mu_
8. a#-zu-hi-nim{ki#}
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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): 100.0 high × 100.0 wide × 25.0 thick
Weight:
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: CUSAS 35, 360

[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 4206
Accession No.:

Provenience

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

Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Period Comments:
Classical Sargonic
Dates Referenced: Naramsin.01.00.00 ?
Alternative Years:
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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
2022-02-17 at 11:38:44	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	CDLI	Approved
2019-10-14 at 11:25:52	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2019-10-13 at 17:35:52	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2017-12-06 at 19:28:39	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, 360 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P253281.

CUSAS 35, 360 artifact entry (No. P253281). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253281 (Original work published 2004)

CUSAS 35, 360 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253281 (Accessed: February 16, 2026).

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	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 360 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253281},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253281},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 35, 360 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P253281.

CUSAS 35, 360 artifact entry (No. P253281). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253281 (Original work published 2004)

CUSAS 35, 360 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253281 (Accessed: February 16, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-16]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 360 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253281},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253281},
}

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M1  - 2026/2/16/
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