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CUSAS 35, 482 (P254039)

Administrative 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 5008

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative, Administrative > List or inventory

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

74.0 mm × 76.0 mm × 29.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) me-me
2. 1(asz@c) me-{d}nisaba
3. a-hu!(RI)-i3-lum
4. 1(asz@c) me-{d}nisaba
5. 1(asz@c) gan#-x
6. [...]
column 2
1. ur-ab-zu
2. 1(asz@c) gan-e2
3. puzur4-sza-sa!(|SAxDISZ|)-rum2
4. 1(asz@c) {gesz}ERIN2-tum
5. 1(asz@c) i-bi2-sux(TAG)
column 3
1. 1(asz@c) me-asz-tar2
2. ur-gagia(|GA2xGI4|)
3. 1(asz@c) si-mi-um
4. su-mu-{d}suen
5. 1(asz@c) ma-ma-i3-li2
6. 1(asz@c) a-szesz#-mu-ak
column 4
1. lugal-ezem
2. 1(asz@c) ra-bi2-i3-lum
3. na-ni
4. 1(asz@c) i-di3-lum
5. 1(asz@c) e2#-zi
6. engar#-zi
column 5
1. 1(asz@c) lugal-edin-ne2#-si
2. [x]-zi
3. 1(asz@c) la-mi-um
4. sza3-NE-da-nu
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) a-lu@n-lu@n
2. sig5-i3-lum
blank space
column 2
broken

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)

Collections

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 74.0 high × 76.0 wide × 29.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative, Administrative > List or inventory
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: CUSAS 35, 482

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: MS 5008
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Elevation:
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Chronology

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

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-20 at 14:49:09	Downton, Jessica	Artifact	Downton, Jessica	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2020-09-07 at 01:47:29	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI	approved
2019-10-13 at 17:35:52	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2018-01-10 at 21:44:06	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	approved
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, 482 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P254039.

CUSAS 35, 482 artifact entry (No. P254039). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254039 (Original work published 2004)

CUSAS 35, 482 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254039 (Accessed: December 21, 2025).

@misc{2024CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 482 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P254039},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254039},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 35, 482 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P254039.

CUSAS 35, 482 artifact entry (No. P254039). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254039 (Original work published 2004)

CUSAS 35, 482 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254039 (Accessed: December 21, 2025).

@misc{2024CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 482 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P254039},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254039},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P254039
LB  - CDLI:P254039
M1  - 2025/12/21/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 482 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P254039
ER  -