CUSAS 11, 006 (P323185)

Administrative tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 48-11-064

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (List of groups of workers (dumu-nita) with the respective ugulas.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

53.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) gesz-kin
2. [...]
3. [x] lugal#-[...]
4. 4(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) mes-e2-x-ta-e3
column 2
1. 4(u@c) szesz-ban3-da
2. 1(u@c) lugal#-usar4?-du10
3. ugula
4. lugal-inim-ku10-ki
5. 2(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) lugal#-bara2-si
column 3
1. 5(u@c) [...]
2. [...]
3. 1(u@c) e2-zi-pa-e3
4. USZ UD x
reverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz2@c) la2 3(asz@c) [...]-du10
column 2
blank
column 3
1. an-sze3-gu2 6(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) [n] gesz#-kin
sic?

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (List of groups of workers (dumu-nita) with the respective ugulas.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) Pre-Classical Sargonic
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P323185
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P323185

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	53.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (Surface: 100%)

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 48-11-064
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 11, 6

[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
2017-07-11 at 21:17:27	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-04-19 at 12:09:18	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 11, 006 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323185.

CUSAS 11, 006 artifact entry (No. P323185). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323185

CUSAS 11, 006 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323185 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323185},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323185},
}

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TI  - CUSAS 11, 006 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 11, 006 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323185.

CUSAS 11, 006 artifact entry (No. P323185). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323185

CUSAS 11, 006 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323185 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323185},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323185},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323185
LB  - CDLI:P323185
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - CUSAS 11, 006 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323185
ER  -