CUSAS 35, 498 (P253328)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), 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 4253

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

87.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 2(disz@t) sag-hi-[a]
2. 5(u) la2 2(disz@t) 1/2(disz) us2-hi-a
3. a-sza3-bi 1(esze3) sze-kur tab-ba
4. da-da u3 e2-sa6-ga
5. 1(gesz2) 2(u) la2 2(disz@t) sag 1(gesz2) la2 2(disz@t)
6. 1(gesz2) 3(u) us2 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz@t)
7. 1(u) sag-hi-a
8. 3(u) us2-hi-a
9. a-sza3-bi 3(bur3)# 1(esze3) 2(iku) tab-ba
10. dub#-sar-mah
11. 2(u)# sag 1(u)
12. 1(gesz2) 5(disz@t) us2-hi-a
13. [a-sza3]-bi 2(esze3) 1(iku) esz16-ba
14. [me]-{sa2}sag7 dub-sar
15. x-DU-DU-x
16. [x] ur-nigar-ta#?
reverse
1. [x]-tu
2. [n] sag 5(u) 4(disz@t)
3. [n] 1(u) 5(disz@t) us2 2(gesz2) 2(u) la2 2(disz@t) 1/2(disz)
4. a-sza3-bi 4(bur3) sze-kur masz2 3(asz) ki
5. szu-ni-dingir
6. inim-ma
7. lugal#-uri3
8. [n a-sza3?] sze-kur masz2
9. [...] dub-sar
10. 1(esze3) esz16-ba szid-ni-ni# [x]-ak#?
blank space
11. GAN2 GESZ-SAG
12. im 1(disz@t)-x

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)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P253328
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P253328

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	87.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number	MS 4253
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 35, 498

[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
2019-10-13 at 17:35:52	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2018-01-14 at 11:48:55	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 Artifact

“CUSAS 35, 498 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253328.

CUSAS 35, 498 artifact entry (No. P253328). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253328

CUSAS 35, 498 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253328 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).

@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 498 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253328},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253328},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253328
LB  - CDLI:P253328
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 498 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253328
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 35, 498 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253328.

CUSAS 35, 498 artifact entry (No. P253328). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253328

CUSAS 35, 498 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253328 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).

@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 498 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253328},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253328},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253328
LB  - CDLI:P253328
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 498 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253328
ER  -