CUSAS 35, 339 (P253315)

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 4240a

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

97.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 22.0 mm

tablet
  (MS 4240 is two joined fragments of different tablets; this is MS 4240a)
  (an additional narrow fragment joined to right side is fake)
obverse
1. 4(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) sze gur-mah
2. KA-bi 1(asz@c) la2 1(ban2@c) 1(disz@t) sila3 gur
3. 5(asz@c) 4(ban2@c) ziz2 gur-mah
4. KA-bi 1(asz@c) 1(disz@t) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur#
  double ruling
5. szunigin 5(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 sze [gur]
6. szunigin 5(asz@c) 3(barig@c) 1(ban2@c)# [n ziz3 gur]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. szunigin-szunigin 4(u)# [n ... sze gur]
2'. szunigin-szunigin 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) [n ... ziz2 gur]
3'. AB-[...]
4'. mu-x-[...]
  blank space
5'. en-e2

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 97.0 high × 46.0 wide × 22.0 thick
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  • primary: CUSAS 35, 339

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: MS 4240a
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  • Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
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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
2019-02-18 at 13:18:45 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2017-12-03 at 18:38:21 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2017-12-03 at 18:33:18 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, 339 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P253315.
CUSAS 35, 339 artifact entry (No. P253315). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253315 (Original work published 2004)
CUSAS 35, 339 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253315 (Accessed: December 11, 2025).
@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-11]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 339 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253315},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253315},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P253315
LB  - CDLI:P253315
M1  - 2025/12/11/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 339 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253315
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 35, 339 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P253315.
CUSAS 35, 339 artifact entry (No. P253315). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253315 (Original work published 2004)
CUSAS 35, 339 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253315 (Accessed: December 11, 2025).
@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-11]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 339 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253315},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253315},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P253315
LB  - CDLI:P253315
M1  - 2025/12/11/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 339 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253315
ER  -
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