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CUSAS 27, 078 (P253342)

Letter tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 4267a

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

96.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. en#-[ma]
2. a-na x [...]
3. szu-i3-li2-[su ...] szi ba-az#{ki#} [...]
4. a-na ir3-ki-ki [...]
5. iq-bi2-ma# [...]
6. _e2_ a-bi2 u-ga-ni-ik#
7. _ku3-babbar_ u3 _ku3-sig17_ la-szu4
8. u3 2(gesz2@c) _sze gur_ a-ga-de3{ki}
9. it-ba-al a-na _dam-gar3_-ri
10. u-za-ri2 u3 _e2_ a-bi2
11. u-za-bi-ik#
12. ma-ha-ar
13. [na]-num2 KISZ-NITA2
14. dub#-bi-su i-se11-am3-ma
15. [...] _ku3-babbar_ u3 _ku3-sig17_
reverse
1. [la]-szu4
2. [...] qi2-bi2-ma
3. [a-wa]-at-zu a i-gi-ip
4. u3# a-bi2 u3 a-ha-su _min_
5. in ir-ni-ti _iri{ki}-lim
6. i-mu-tu
7. _bad3_-am
8. u3 NI-zi-am
9. i-pu-usz-ma i-na-za-ha-ni
10. u3-li _GAN2_-lam mim-ma
11. u3-la i-ru-usz a-na#-[gu]
12. in _gu4-gesz_ ra#-[ma-ni]
13. a-ru-[usz]
14. szu#-nigin2# 1(u@c) [...]
15. u-[...]
right
1. a-na-gu in _sze_ ma-<nim> a-ra-asz2
2. u3# [...]
3. 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)

Collections

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 96.0 high × 42.0 wide × 17.0 thick
Weight:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Letter
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: CUSAS 27, 78

[Milano2015CUSAS27] Milano, Lucio, and Aage Westenholz. 2015. The “Šuilisu Archive” and Other Sargonic Texts in Akkadian. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS) 27. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: MS 4267a
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2016-07-09 at 10:57:01	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 27, 078 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253342.

CUSAS 27, 078 artifact entry (No. P253342). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253342

CUSAS 27, 078 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253342 (Accessed: February 11, 2026).

@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-11]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 27, 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253342},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253342},
}

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DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
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LB  - CDLI:P253342
M1  - 2026/2/11/
TI  - CUSAS 27, 078 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 27, 078 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253342.

CUSAS 27, 078 artifact entry (No. P253342). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253342

CUSAS 27, 078 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253342 (Accessed: February 11, 2026).

@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-11]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 27, 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253342},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253342},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253342
LB  - CDLI:P253342
M1  - 2026/2/11/
TI  - CUSAS 27, 078 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253342
ER  -