CUSAS 35, 018 (P499175)

Administrative tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 5048/13

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) sze gur
2. UD-iri
3. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) lugal-iri
4. 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) 4(ban2@c)#! lugal#-nig2-u-ta
5. 8(asz@c) dingir-tesz2-mu
column 2
1. 8(asz@c) la2 3(ban2@c) al-mu
2. 3(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) ur-ab-ba
3. 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) giri3-ni
4. {lu2}azlag2
5. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) kilim(PESZ2)# zadim
6. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) szu-ni-dingir aszgab
column 3
blank space
1. GAN2 ambar
2. 7(asz@c) 2(barig@c) nig2-UD?
3. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) ha#?-NE
4. 4(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ra-[x?]-NI#
5. 2(asz@c) ur-x-x-x?
6. 3(asz@c) i3-li2-x?
blank space
reverse
column 1
1. GAN2 e2 szul-gu-la!

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) [uncertain]
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P499175
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P499175

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Adab (mod. Bismaya)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number	MS 5048/13
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 35, 18

[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
2019-09-11 at 04:16:37	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Giles, Ralph	CDLI	Approved
2017-10-01 at 18:03:58	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2016-12-03 at 12:18:20	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2016-09-23 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 35, 018 Artifact Entry.” 2016. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 23, 2016. https://cdli.earth/P499175.

CUSAS 35, 018 artifact entry (No. P499175). (2016, September 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499175

CUSAS 35, 018 artifact entry (2016) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499175 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).

@misc{2016CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2016},
	month = {sep 23},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499175},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499175},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2016/9/23/
PY  - 2016
ID  - P499175
LB  - CDLI:P499175
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 018 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499175
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 35, 018 Artifact Entry.” 2016. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 23, 2016. https://cdli.earth/P499175.

CUSAS 35, 018 artifact entry (No. P499175). (2016, September 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499175

CUSAS 35, 018 artifact entry (2016) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499175 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).

@misc{2016CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2016},
	month = {sep 23},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499175},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499175},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2016/9/23/
PY  - 2016
ID  - P499175
LB  - CDLI:P499175
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 018 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499175
ER  -