CUSAS 13, 140 (P322936)

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

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Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 48-09-027

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (various items (ud5?))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

35.0 mm × 42.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. 2(disz) [...]
2'. 1(disz) ud5#
3'. 1(disz) ud5
4'. ur#-sag-num2
reverse
1. sipa
2. i#-x
3. [...]-bi#
4. [...]-x
rest broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (various items (ud5?))
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) Classical Sargonic
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P322936
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P322936

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	35.0 mm × 42.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	50% (Surface: n/a)

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Museum Number	CUNES 48-09-027
Accession Number	fragment not belonging to tablet detached and now numbered 48-00-001

References

primary: CUSAS 13, 140

[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	Reviewer	Status
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
2011-11-18 at 09:58:37	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 13, 140 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322936.

CUSAS 13, 140 artifact entry (No. P322936). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322936

CUSAS 13, 140 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322936 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 13, 140 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322936},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322936},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 13, 140 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322936.

CUSAS 13, 140 artifact entry (No. P322936). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322936

CUSAS 13, 140 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322936 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 13, 140 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322936},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322936},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P322936
LB  - CDLI:P322936
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - CUSAS 13, 140 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P322936
ER  -