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

Cite

Photo

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P253342
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P253342

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	96.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 17.0 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 4267a
Accession Number

References

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.

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

Cite this Artifact

“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: May 11, 2026).

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	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/
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M1  - 2026/5/11/
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Cite this Artifact

“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: May 11, 2026).

@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-11]},
	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  - 2026/5/11/
TI  - CUSAS 27, 078 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253342
ER  -