CUSAS 19, 143 (P323076)

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 48-10-074

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (allotment of bread (ninda-ne-sag-masz2).)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

70.0 mm × 48.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...]
2. [n ninda] ne#-sag [...]
3. [e2]-mah
4. [n] 1(u@c)# ninda ne-sag 1/2(disz) sila3
5. [{d}{asz}]aszgi#{gi4}
6. [n ninda] ne#-sag 1/2(disz) sila3
7. [{d}]inanna#
8. [n ninda] ne#-sag 1/2(disz) sila3
9. [{d}]iszkur#
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [n] udu# [...]
blank space
2'. szunigin 1(u@c) udu#
3'. szunigin# [n] 1(u@c) ninda ne-sag 1/2(disz) sila3
4'. [mu]-kux(DU)
blank space

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 (allotment of bread (ninda-ne-sag-masz2).)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P323076
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P323076

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	70.0 mm × 48.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	50% (Surface: 60%)

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 48-10-074
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 19, 143

[Maiocchi2012CUSAS19] Maiocchi, Massimo, and Giuseppe Visicato. 2012. Classical Sargonic Tablets Chiefly from Adab in the Cornell University Collections. Part II. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 19. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-03-03 at 09:52:16	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2013-06-19 at 16:15:22	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2012-11-29 at 14:45:03	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 19, 143 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323076.

CUSAS 19, 143 artifact entry (No. P323076). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323076

CUSAS 19, 143 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323076 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323076},
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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 19, 143 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323076.

CUSAS 19, 143 artifact entry (No. P323076). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323076

CUSAS 19, 143 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323076 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 19, 143 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323076},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323076},
}

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PY  - 2006
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LB  - CDLI:P323076
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - CUSAS 19, 143 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323076
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