CUSAS 35, 363 (P253288)

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

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 4213

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 × 75.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 4(asz@c) sila3 |TA!xSZE3#| duru5
CUSAS 35 reads: |TAxSZE3#| "a vessel 'TA' with extra horizontal wedges", cf. the fish |TAxSZE|
2. e2-gal-am3
3. 2(asz@c) lu2-mah
4. 1(asz@c) TU
5. 1(asz@c) a-tu
6. 1(asz@c) erisz-dingir {d}nirah
7. 2(asz@c) sanga
8. 1(asz@c) dub-sar-mah
9. 2(asz@c) szu-luh-ha-me
10. 1(asz@c) agrig MU
11. 1(asz@c) agrig
12. 1(asz@c) i3-du8
13. 1(asz@c) sukkal
14. 1(asz@c) lu2 lunga3-me
15. 1(asz@c) u2-a
16. 1(asz@c) baharx(EDIN)
column 2
1. szunigin 2(u@c) 1(sila3) |TA!xSZE3|-duru5
2. e2-mah
3. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) sila3 |TA!xSZE3|-duru5
4. [e2]-gal-am3#
5. 2(asz@c) lu2-mah
6. 2(asz@c) dub-sar-[mah]
7. 2(asz@c) szu-luh#-[ha-me]
8. 1(asz@c) ur-sa6#
9. 1(asz@c) lu2 lunga3#-[me]
10. 1(asz@c) u2-a#
11. 1(asz@c) i3-du8
12. 1(asz@c) baharx(EDIN)
blank space
13. szunigin 2(u@c) sila3 |TA!xSZE3|-duru5
14. e2-GAN2-ISZ
15. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) sila3 |TA!xSZE3|-duru5
reverse
column 1
1. e2-gal-am3
2. 1(asz@c) lal3-la
3. 1(asz@c) iszib {d}{asz}asz7-gi4
4. 2(asz@c) sanga {d}{asz}asz7-gi4
5. 1(asz@c) szu-luh-ha
6. 1(asz@c) agrig
7. 1(asz@c) i3-du8
8. 1(asz@c) sukkal
9. 1(asz@c) lu2 lunga3#
10. 1(asz@c) u2-[a]
11. 1(asz@c) baharx(EDIN)#
blank space
12. szunigin 2(u@c)# sila3# |TA!xSZE#|-duru5
13. [e2] {d}{asz}asz7-gi4
blank space
column 2
blank space
1. szunigin-szunigin 1(gesz2@c) 1(asz@c) |TA!xSZE#|-duru5

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) Classical Sargonic
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P253288
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P253288

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	100.0 mm × 75.0 mm × 24.0 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 4213
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 35, 363

[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
2017-12-06 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

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 35, 363 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P253288.

CUSAS 35, 363 artifact entry (No. P253288). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253288 (Original work published 2004)

CUSAS 35, 363 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253288 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).

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	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 363 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253288},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253288},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 35, 363 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P253288.

CUSAS 35, 363 artifact entry (No. P253288). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253288 (Original work published 2004)

CUSAS 35, 363 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253288 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 363 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253288},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253288},
}

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DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P253288
LB  - CDLI:P253288
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 363 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253288
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