CUSAS 35, 416 (P253959)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 4929

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

67.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 7(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) 4(asz@c) u8 5(u@c)# la2 2(disz@t)# [x]
(break of n lines filled with fake material)
2'. [n] 2(u@c) udu#-nita
column 2
1. 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) u8
2. 4(asz@c@90) udu mu# 2(disz@t)
blank space
reverse
blank space

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) [uncertain]
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P253959
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P253959

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	67.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 23.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain] CUSAS 35: Umma region
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number	MS 4929
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 35, 416

[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 17:35:53	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2017-12-29 at 15:41:15	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, 416 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253959.

CUSAS 35, 416 artifact entry (No. P253959). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253959

CUSAS 35, 416 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253959 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 416 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253959},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253959},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253959
LB  - CDLI:P253959
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 416 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253959
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 35, 416 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253959.

CUSAS 35, 416 artifact entry (No. P253959). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253959

CUSAS 35, 416 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253959 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).

@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 416 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253959},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253959},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253959
LB  - CDLI:P253959
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 416 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253959
ER  -