CUSAS 35, 007 (P252035)

Administrative 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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Photo

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Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 3029

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

92.0 mm × 92.0 mm × 12.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [n] tu-dur aga3
2. u3#-mu-NI-NI
3-4. dumu ur-mu-da-ka-ke4
5. ur-{d}en-lil2 zadim#-ra
6. bur3-re-de3
7. mu-na-szum2
8. e2-de5-de5-ga
9. ba-de6
10. 1(u@c) 5(disz) ku3-bi gin2
11. u3-mu-NI#-[NI]
column 2
1-2. dumu ur-mu-da-ka-ke4
3. ba-szi-de6
4. 1(asz@c) {zabar}dilim2-da{uruda}
5. ki-la2-bi 1(asz@c) ma-na
6. unu{ki}-ga
7. 3(disz) ku3 gin2
8. im-ma-de6
9. 1(asz@c) {zabar}KU-ENGUR{uruda}
10. ki-la2-bi 1/3(asz@c) gin2
11. [...]
column 3
1. ba#-de6
2. 2(disz@c) lagab za:gin3 gin2
for 2/3
3. 1(u@c) ku3 gin2
4. unu{ki}-ta!
5. AM3-sa10
6. 2(asz@c) kiszib3 za:gin3
7. ki-la2-bi 3(disz) gin2
8. 3(disz) ku3 gin2
9. lugal-men4
10. zabar-dab6 szu-du8-e
11. ba-szi-de6 1(asz@c) bur
blank space
column 4
1. 2(disz) ku3 igi 3(disz)-gal2 gin2
2. ba-de6
3. 1(asz@c) za:gin3-tur5
CUSAS 35: 'translucent lapis lazuli (stone)' tur5 = duru5
4. dur ad-tab@t
5. ki-la2-bi! 5(disz@t) gin2
6. 1(asz@c) za:gin3-tur5 dur ad-tab@t
7. ki-la2-bi 1(u@c) gin2
8. 2(asz@c) gugx(|GUL.ZA|) tur-tur ad-tab@t
9. ki-la2-bi 2(disz@t) gin2
10. 5(asz@c) NE-8(disz@t) ku3
blank space
column 5
1. 1(asz@c) za ku3-sig17 gu2 an-e3
2. 1(asz@c) kiszib3 za:gin3
3. ki-la2-bi 1/2(disz)
4. 1(disz@t) ku3 gin2
5. me-an-en-da
6. dub-sar-e
7. ba-szi-de6
8. 1(asz@c) kiszib3 za:gin2
9. ki-la2-bi 1/2(disz)
10. gesz-ri
11. dumu gesz-lum
12. nu-banda3-ke4
13. 1/2(disz) ku3 gin2
reverse
column 1
1. ba-szi-de6
2. 1(asz@c)# kiszib3# za:gin3 sag#-ga2#
3. ki-la2-bi [n]
4. UD-re2
5. 1/2(disz) ku3 gin2#
6. ba-szi#-de6
7. 1(asz@c) nig2-sur# [tug2]
8. 1(asz@c) aktum# [tug2]
9. 6(asz@c) siki# [x?] ma#-[na]
10. [n ...] x [ma?]-na#?
11. [n nig2]-|NUxU|-a bar-dul5 sal-la-kam
12. [n] nig2-|NUxU|-a nig2-SAL sag-kesz2
column 2
1. za:gin2 szu ki-la2-bi 2(disz) gin2#
2. NU11 GU# BI na 2(asz@c) ma-na
3. ur#-{d}en-lil2
4. zadim-e
5. unu{ki}-ta
6. mu-de6
7. 1(asz@c) GIN2-zabar{uruda}
8. ki-la2-bi 1/2(disz) ma-na
9. x zi x [...]
10. [...]
11. [...]-x ki-la2-bi 5(disz@t) gin2
column 3
1. za:gin3-tur5 dur 1(u@c) gin2
2. 1(asz@c) kiszib3 za:gin3
3. ki-la2-bi 5(disz@t) gin2
4. 3(asz@c) sag za:gin3-tur5 gid2 [x?]
5. ki-la2-bi 5(disz@t) gin2
6. a-dingir-mu
7. dub-sar-mah-e
8. 1/3(asz@c) ku3 gin2
9. in-sar
blank space
10. nig2#-gur11
11. ur-{d}en-lil2
12. zadim
13. e2#-de5-de5-[ga]
14. [ba]-de6#
column 4
1. [...]
2. x-na?
3. szu#-ni-dingir
4. nu-zuh-me
5. |ENxME|-na2
6. ensi2
7. adab{ki}-ke4
8. geme2-e2-mah
9. dam ur-{d}en-lil2 zadim
10. nig2-gur11-ra-ni
11. ki na4#-[ka]
12. ib2#-[la2?]
13. SAG# NE#?
14. [...] x [...]
15. [...]
16. [...]
column 5
1. ba-de6
2. ziz2-da-bi 5(asz@c) ku3 ma-na
3. na-ba-de6
4. |ENxME|#-na2
5. ensi2
6. adab{ki}-ke4
7. SAL-DI#?-zu nu-til
8. ma-du11
9. a-dingir-mu
10. dub-sar-mah
11. nig2#?-x-bi#?
12. igi-[ni]-ta# in-sar#
13. szesz#-szesz#
14. [...]
15. [...] za#:gin3#
left
column 1
1. [...] x x
column 2
1. inim-bi
column 3
1. maszkim-bi
right
1. [...]-x

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P252035
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P252035

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	92.0 mm × 92.0 mm × 12.0 mm
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 3029
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 35, 7

[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
2019-10-14 at 11:25:52	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-10-13 at 17:35:52	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-02-12 at 08:53:42	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-03-10 at 18:04:46	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-01-31 at 20:08:57	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-09-27 at 22:57:51	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2004-12-15 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Bartash, Vitali; Dahl, Jacob L.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Johnson, J. Cale; Stadhouders, Henry	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 35, 007 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P252035.

CUSAS 35, 007 artifact entry (No. P252035). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P252035

CUSAS 35, 007 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P252035 (Accessed: November 12, 2026).

@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-12]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 007 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P252035},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P252035},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P252035
LB  - CDLI:P252035
M1  - 2026/11/12/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 007 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P252035
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 35, 007 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P252035.

CUSAS 35, 007 artifact entry (No. P252035). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P252035

CUSAS 35, 007 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P252035 (Accessed: November 12, 2026).

@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-12]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 35, 007 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P252035},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P252035},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P252035
LB  - CDLI:P252035
M1  - 2026/11/12/
TI  - CUSAS 35, 007 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P252035
ER  -