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CUSAS 32, 002 (P253641)

Incantation tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

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Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 4549/2

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Incantation (incantations)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

70.0 mm × 60.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. enuru#{+nu#-ru} [x x musz?] ge6 abzu# [x]
2. usz-e3 nig2-bi ka ba-ba
3. ka nigar-bi sa2 du11-ga
4. musz gurx(LAK051) uszum-gal gurx(LAK051)
5. GAN2 gun3 |AxKU3| |AxLA2| [...] x x x
column 2
1. musz ka ma-la2
2. eme#-ba gu di4-di4 ma-si
3. musz ka la2-a |U4.KA| nam-ma-|SZUBUR+LAK589|-|SZUBUR+LAK589|
4. sanga ur-{d}gibil6
5. lu2# dub#-sar#
6. [in?-sar?]
reverse
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Collections

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 70.0 high × 60.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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Text Information

Genre(s): Ritual and liturgical > Incantation (incantations)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: CUSAS 32, 2

[George2016CUSAS32] George, Andrew R. 2016. Mesopotamian Incantations and Related Texts in the Schøyen Collection. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 32. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.
history: Rudik, Nadezda, Fs Sommerfeld & Krebernik (2020) 630-658

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Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: MS 4549/2
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
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Chronology

Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2020-02-10 at 11:13:02	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Postgate, J. Nicholas		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 32, 002 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253641.

CUSAS 32, 002 artifact entry (No. P253641). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253641

CUSAS 32, 002 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253641 (Accessed: March 11, 2026).

@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-11]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 32, 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253641},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253641},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
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M1  - 2026/3/11/
TI  - CUSAS 32, 002 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 32, 002 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253641.

CUSAS 32, 002 artifact entry (No. P253641). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253641

CUSAS 32, 002 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253641 (Accessed: March 11, 2026).

@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-11]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 32, 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253641},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253641},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253641
LB  - CDLI:P253641
M1  - 2026/3/11/
TI  - CUSAS 32, 002 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253641
ER  -