CUSAS 35, 457 (P250936)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

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Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 2191/30

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

52.0 mm × 55.0 mm × 16.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [n] 1(u@c) [...]
2. i3#-lu-sar#
3. [n] 2(u@c) masz
4. [n] la2 1(u@c) mes-e2
5. 2(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) a-da-da
6. 1(gesz'u@c) 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) ur-{d}nagar
7. 2(u@c) ildu3
8. 1(gesz'u@c) 4(u@c) ad-da
column 2
1. [n] 1(u@c) x
2. 1(gesz2@c) u2-ru14
3. 6(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) gesz-sza3-szesz-gal
4. 3(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) e2-musz3
5. 2(gesz'u@c) 5(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) lugal-si-sa2
6. 2(gesz'u@c) 2(gesz@c) lugal-gal-zu#
reverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz'u@c) 6(gesz@c) 4(u@c) lugal-kur enku
2. 1(gesz'u@c)# tesz2-tesz2
  blank space
column 2
1. szu-nigin2 szu-nigin2 LAK824 2(gesz'u@c) szeg12 du8#?-[a?]
  The sign is |(GESZ2xU}xKASKAL| which must = 6000. Compare P213765, P213894.
  CUSAS 35 translates "4800 bricks" but calculated total of preserved numerals is 6630
2. a2 x [...]
  blank space
3. [n] mu# 6(disz@t)# iti

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 52.0 high × 55.0 wide × 16.0 thick
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  • primary: CUSAS 35, 457

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: MS 2191/30
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain] Provenience Comments:

    CUSAS 35: Umma region

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-01-06 at 15:11:51 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2018-01-05 at 17:57:49 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2018-01-05 at 17:55:22 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
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 View

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Cite this Artifact
“CUSAS 35, 457 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P250936.
CUSAS 35, 457 artifact entry (No. P250936). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P250936
CUSAS 35, 457 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P250936 (Accessed: January 30, 2025).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-01-30]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 457 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P250936},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P250936},
}


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