CUSAS 20, 393 (P323107)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), 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 48-10-105

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Allotment of flour (dabin)/)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

42.0 mm × 28.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz@c) dabin NI-sag-gi4
2. 2(barig@c) PA-bi
3. 1(barig@c) dabin gu-sa2
4. 2(barig@c) dabin me-szesz
5. il2 <<dingir>> nibru{ki}
6. i3-gen-na szu ba-ti
7. 2(ban2@c) sze-bi ur-x
reverse
1. 1(barig@c) dabin lu2 ugula-e2
2. 2(barig@c) KA-gu-kam
blank space
3. szu-nigin2 2(asz@c) 3(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) dabin!? gur# e2-us2
ZIZ2 SZE SA2?
4. an-de6
5. ur-ta?-du10

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 flour (dabin)/)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Dates Referenced	00.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P323107
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P323107

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	42.0 mm × 28.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (Surface: 100%)

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. uncertain)
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 48-10-105
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 20, 393

[Pomponio2015CUSAS20] Pomponio, Francesco, and Giuseppe Visicato. 2015. Middle Sargonic Tablets Chiefly from Adab in the Cornell University Collections. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 20. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

barley flour

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-06-20 at 17:52:50	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	CDLI	Approved
2016-02-07 at 12:14:51	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 20, 393 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323107.

CUSAS 20, 393 artifact entry (No. P323107). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323107

CUSAS 20, 393 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323107 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).

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	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 20, 393 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323107},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323107},
}

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TI  - CUSAS 20, 393 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 20, 393 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323107.

CUSAS 20, 393 artifact entry (No. P323107). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323107

CUSAS 20, 393 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323107 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 20, 393 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323107},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323107},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323107
LB  - CDLI:P323107
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - CUSAS 20, 393 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323107
ER  -