CUSAS 35, 008 (P253775)

Legal tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), 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 4745

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

60.0 mm × 61.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [n] 1(asz@c) e2# sar#
2. 8(gesz2@c) sze gur
3. 5(gesz2@c) udu-hi-a
4. dingir-ur-sag
5. AN-lu-mah
6. nita-me
7. a-na-i3-ak
column 2
1. nig2-ki-szu4-a
2. me-|A.DU&A.DU|-e
3. sag-munus-me
4. ne-sag
5. ur-e2-mah
6. sag-nita-me
7. ama-tu-me
8. 1/3(asz@c) ku3 gin2
  cusas 35: '1/3 (mina as 20) shekels of silver'
9. nig2-gur11
column 3
1. ur-{d}inanna-kam
2. ama-a-zu5
3. dam ur-{d}inanna-ke4
4. e2 si-um-ka
5. i3-de6
  blank space
reverse
column 1
1. ur-sag-kesz3#
2. ensi2
3. adab{ki}-ke4
4. di-bi si bi2-sa2
5. gaba-szu
6. inim-bi
column 2
1. maszkim-bi
2. nig2-gur11-bi
3. tesz2-tesz2 a-ne-szum2
  blank space
column 3
  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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 60.0 high × 61.0 wide
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  • primary: CUSAS 35, 8

    [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 4745
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  • Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-10-14 at 11:25:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2019-10-13 at 17:35:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2019-02-12 at 10:15:17 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2017-09-28 at 14:11:12 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, 008 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P253775.
CUSAS 35, 008 artifact entry (No. P253775). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P253775
CUSAS 35, 008 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P253775 (Accessed: May 2, 2024).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-05-02]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P253775},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P253775},
}


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