CUSAS 13, 029 (P322669)

Administrative tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Museum Number

CUNES 48-06-201

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (allotment of various items (chariots, sheep hides, onions and fish measured in GA2xGI, i3-gisz gisz-pesz3 dug10-sila3, dug-3-sila3))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

68.0 mm × 45.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz@c) {gesz}gigir2 nig2-szu e2-ba
2. 6(asz@c) szum2-sikil gurdub
3. 1(u@c) ku6 gurdub
4. 2(gesz2@c) la2 1(u@c) zu2#-lum gurdub
5. 7(gesz2@c) kusz# udu
6. 2(asz@c) pisan i3-gal2
7. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) gazi
8. 5(asz@c) i3-gesz gesz-szum2-ma dug 1(u) sila3
9. 5(asz@c) i3-gesz gesz-szum2-ma dug 6(disz) sila3
reverse
1. 1(asz@c) [...]
2. 1(asz@c) dug# [...]
  blank space?
3. ur-x-[ra]
4. a-ga-de3{ki}-sze3#
5. e-na-szum2
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (allotment of various items (chariots, sheep hides, onions and fish measured in GA2xGI, i3-gisz gisz-pesz3 dug10-sila3, dug-3-sila3))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Middle Sargonic / Classical Sargonic
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P322669

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 68.0 mm × 45.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation complete
Baked Cornell Jan. 2002

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Museum Number CUNES 48-06-201
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia (i3.MesopOil) 7759

References

  • primary: CUSAS 13, 29

    [Maiocchi2010CUSAS13] Maiocchi, Massimo. 2010. Classical Sargonic Tablets Chiefly from Adab in the Cornell University Collections. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 13. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2022-10-01 at 07:29:18 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-11-18 at 09:58:34 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 13, 029 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P322669.
CUSAS 13, 029 artifact entry (No. P322669). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322669 (Original work published 2006)
CUSAS 13, 029 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322669 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {CUSAS 13, 029 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322669},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322669},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 13, 029 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P322669.
CUSAS 13, 029 artifact entry (No. P322669). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322669 (Original work published 2006)
CUSAS 13, 029 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322669 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {CUSAS 13, 029 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322669},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322669},
}


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