CUSAS 35, 270 (P254034)
Letter tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in Schøyen Collection, Oslo, NorwayMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Schøyen Collection, Oslo, NorwayMuseum Number
MS 5003Period
ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) [uncertain]Provenience
Adab (mod. Bismaya)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LetterLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
49.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 27.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. ama-emedax(|ME.UM|)-zi
2. mu-ni
3. szu-sa-masz-da
4. e-da-ti
5. ur-TUR nab-be2-a
6. szesz-mu du11-ab
7. ha-mu-ra-szum2-mu
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obverse
1. ama-emedax(|ME.UM|)-zi
2. mu-ni
3. szu-sa-masz-da
4. e-da-ti
5. ur-TUR nab-be2-a
6. szesz-mu du11-ab
7. ha-mu-ra-szum2-mu
reverse
blank space
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Consult sign list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 49.0 high × 50.0 wide × 27.0 thick
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primary: CUSAS 35, 270
[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.
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- Museum No.: MS 5003
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- Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
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- Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) [uncertain]
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Middle Sargonic
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2022-10-01 at 07:29:18 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2017-11-21 at 14:16:46 | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Atf | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2004-12-15 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Bartash, Vitali; Dahl, Jacob L.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Johnson, J. Cale; Stadhouders, Henry | CDLI | approved |
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Cite this Artifact
“CUSAS 35, 270 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P254034.
CUSAS 35, 270 artifact entry (No. P254034). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254034 (Original work published 2004)
CUSAS 35, 270 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254034 (Accessed: January 21, 2026).
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