CUSAS 11, 186 (P323053)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 48-10-037

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (long list of allotment of barley rations (from 2 gur 2 bariga to 4 ban2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

118.0 mm × 119.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2-ba
2. he2-{d}esz-pesz
3. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) lukur
4. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) na-pa2-lu5
5. 1(asz@c)# ur-e2#-igi-nim
6. 1(asz@c) ama-{d}gir2#-su3
7. 1(asz@c) nin-dab5-x
8. 1(asz@c) TAR-ta#
9. 1(asz@c) ha-nu-nu#
10. 1(asz@c) lugal-[...]
11. 1(asz@c) en-lu5-lu5
12. 1(asz@c) ur-e2
13. 1(asz@c) sagi-mah
14. 1(asz@c) ur-gal
15. 1(asz@c) KA-ku3
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) en-il2-lu2#?-ni
2. 1(asz@c) tu-tu
3. szesz lugal-ezem
4. 1(asz@c) en-edin-ne2
5. nu-esz3
6. 1(asz@c) ur-szubur
7. [...] mes-ab-zu
8. 2(barig@c) gala nar
9. 2(barig@c) sze3-ni-su
10. [...] masz
11. [...]-uszur4#-re2
12. [...]-zi#?-nig2-du10
13. [...] ur-tilla2#
14. [...]-KI
15. [...]-x-NI
16. [...] gissu#
17. 2(barig@c) [giri3]-ne2
18. [...]-sza3
19. igi a-ka-ka
20. 2(barig@c) du-du nu-banda3
column 3
1. 2(barig@c) ur-gu aszgab
2. 2(barig@c) szesz-ki-na
3. 2(barig@c) gala
4. 2(barig@c) lugal-KA tug2-du8
5. 2(barig@c) lugal-ku3
6. 2(barig@c) ur-nu
7. 2(barig@c) gissu lu2 gada
8. 2(barig@c) me-lam2-x
9. 2(barig@c) nin-ma-tum2#
10. 2(barig@c) e2-i3-gara2
11. nu-esz3
12. 2(barig@c) lugal-nig2 a-zu5
13. 2(barig@c) da-da
14. nu-esz3
15. 2(barig@c) ur-gu muhaldim
16. 2(barig@c) ur-gu nar
17. 2(barig@c) tul2-ta
18. 2(barig@c) a-gesztin
19. 2(barig@c) gal-i3-li2
column 4
1. 2(barig@c) ur-{d}szuruppakx(|SU.LAM.KUR.RU|)-da
blank space
2. 1(barig@c) ka5-a unu3
3. 1(barig@c) e2-ki-na2
4. 1(barig@c) du-du
5. 1(barig@c) lugal#-gesz#
6. 1(barig@c) e2-ka
7. 1(barig@c) e2-zi
8. 1(barig@c) nita-zi
9. 1(barig@c) lugal-gub-ba
10. 1(barig@c) ur-gu nimgir
11. 1(barig@c) du11-ga-ni
12. 1(barig@c) lugal-esz3
13. 1(barig@c) ur-{d}aszgi2{gi4}
14. 1(barig@c) munu4-mu2
15. 1(barig@c) gub3-sila4
16. 1(barig@c) bu3-la-li2 szu-i
17. 1(barig@c) geme2-pisan
18. 1(barig@c) ad-da
19. szesz ur-gal
column 5
1. 1(barig@c) ha-ni
2. 1(barig@c) gissu
3. 1(barig@c) har-szum
4. 1(barig@c) ti-la
5. 1(barig@c) dingir-en-ma-tum2
6. 1(barig@c) ur-x aga3-us2#
7. 1(barig@c) lugal-pirig
8. 1(barig@c) e2-u6
9. 1(barig@c) lugal-e
blank space
10. 4(ban2@c) lugal-ra#
11. 4(ban2@c) lugal-nig2
12. 4(ban2@c) lugal-iti-da
13. 4(ban2@c) lugal-ir?-nun
14. 4(ban2@c) usz-pum
15. 4(ban2@c) lugal-u4-de3
16. 4(ban2@c) ka-ka
17. 4(ban2@c) bu-il
reverse
column 1
1. 4(ban2@c) ur-pisan
2. 4(ban2@c) ka-ki
3. 4(ban2@c) ur-du6
4. 4(ban2@c) puzur4-utu#
5. 4(ban2@c) a-ri-ri
6. 4(ban2@c) lugal-nig2-zu
7. 4(ban2@c) ur-na-ru2-a
8. 4(ban2@c) ur-gal nita
9. 4(ban2@c) ur-{d}inanna
10. 4(ban2@c) i3-lum-ra#-bi2
11. 4(ban2@c) ur-mes
12. 4(ban2@c) lu2-bara2-ge
13. 4(ban2@c) DI-ab
14. 4(ban2@c) lugal-[...]
15. 4(ban2@c) [...]
16. [...] ur-x x-e2-da
column 2
1. szu-nigin2-bi
2. 4(u@c) 6(asz@c) 3(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) ziz2-ba gur [...]-kam
3. ur-{d}nin#-pirig

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 (long list of allotment of barley rations (from 2 gur 2 bariga to 4 ban2))
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) Early Dynastic / Early Sargonic
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P323053
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P323053

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	118.0 mm × 119.0 mm × 24.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	75% (Surface: 80%)

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 48-10-037
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 11, 186

[Visicato2010CUSAS11] Visicato, Giuseppe, and Aage Westenholz. 2010. Early Dynastic and Early Sargonic Tablets from Adab in the Cornell University Collections. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 11. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2022-10-01 at 07:29:18	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2016-07-28 at 14:26:27	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
2011-11-15 at 13:41:17	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 11, 186 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P323053.

CUSAS 11, 186 artifact entry (No. P323053). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323053 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 11, 186 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323053 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323053},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 11, 186 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P323053.

CUSAS 11, 186 artifact entry (No. P323053). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323053 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 11, 186 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323053 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 186 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323053},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323053},
}

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M1  - 2026/4/25/
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