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CUSAS 35, 338 (P253297)

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 4222

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

60.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) 2(barig) nig2-ar3-ra gur-mah
2. ur-lugal
3. 1(asz) nig2 ur-sukkal
4. 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 masz-tur
5. 2(barig) nig2 ur-{d}{asz}asz8-<gi4>
6. 2(barig) 3(ban2) nig2 AB-e#
7. 2(barig) nig2 e2-sahar-ta
8. 1(barig) 2(ban2) ur-mes
reverse
1. 1(barig) 2(ban2) nig2 e2-sahar-ta unu3
2. 5(ban2) nig2 ur-{d}nin-zu
3. 3(barig) 4(ban2) nig2 nagar-gal
4. 2(barig) nig2 ur-{d}dumu-zi-da
5. 2(barig) nig2 ur-esz3-lil2-la2 sipa
double ruling
6. szunigin 7(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra gur-mah
double ruling
7. szu-ma-ma
8. szu ba-ti

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): 60.0 high × 42.0 wide × 24.0 thick
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: CUSAS 35, 338

[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 4222
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
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Chronology

Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Period Comments:
Classical Sargonic / Late 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
2017-12-03 at 18:33:18	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, 338 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P253297.

CUSAS 35, 338 artifact entry (No. P253297). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253297 (Original work published 2004)

CUSAS 35, 338 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253297 (Accessed: March 10, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-10]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 338 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253297},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253297},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 35, 338 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P253297.

CUSAS 35, 338 artifact entry (No. P253297). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253297 (Original work published 2004)

CUSAS 35, 338 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253297 (Accessed: March 10, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-10]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 338 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253297},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253297},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P253297
LB  - CDLI:P253297
M1  - 2026/3/10/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 338 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253297
ER  -