CUSAS 11, 281 (P323070)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USAMuseum Number
CUNES 48-10-068Period
Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) [uncertain]Provenience
Adab (mod. Bismaya)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (list of individuals. Perhaps two different tablets.)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
51.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 20.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. [...] ur-gu
2. [...] lugal#-uszur4-mu
3. [...]-mah
4. ad#-da
5. [...] ur#-{d}en-lil2
6. [...] ur2-ni
7. [...] szu-a-gal2
reverse
1. [n] 1(bur3@c) lugal-nig2-zu
2. [n] 1(esze3@c) ur-{d}aszgi2{gi4}
3. [n] 1(esze3@c) za3-mu
4. [...] lugal-en8-su13
5. [...]-gal2
obverse
1. [...] ur-gu
2. [...] lugal#-uszur4-mu
3. [...]-mah
4. ad#-da
5. [...] ur#-{d}en-lil2
6. [...] ur2-ni
7. [...] szu-a-gal2
reverse
1. [n] 1(bur3@c) lugal-nig2-zu
2. [n] 1(esze3@c) ur-{d}aszgi2{gi4}
3. [n] 1(esze3@c) za3-mu
4. [...] lugal-en8-su13
5. [...]-gal2
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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 51.0 high × 44.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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- Artifact Preservation: 50%
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Seal information:
unsealed
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (list of individuals. Perhaps two different tablets.)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: CUSAS 11, 281
[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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- Museum No.: CUNES 48-10-068
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- Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
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- Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) [uncertain]
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Period Comments:
Early Sargonic
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2022-10-01 at 07:29:18 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 | Brumfield, Sara | Atf | Brumfield, Sara | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-11-15 at 13:41:19 | Brumfield, Sara | Atf | Brumfield, Sara | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Fitzgerald, Madeleine | CDLI | approved |
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Cite this Artifact
“CUSAS 11, 281 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P323070.
CUSAS 11, 281 artifact entry (No. P323070). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323070 (Original work published 2006)
CUSAS 11, 281 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323070 (Accessed: January 14, 2026).
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