CUSAS 11, 265 (P323285)

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 49-02-120

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Transaction between ur-gu (ur-gu i3-la2, ni3-ga ur-gu-kam) and ad-da (sag-ad-da, dumu ad-da-ke4 ba-du11, ad-da ba-DU) concerning a parcel of field and various items (sheep, silver for the purchase of oxen, ha-zi urudu, kusz.LAK 465-ereb-ke4))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

79.0 mm × 61.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] GAN2
2. [...]-kasz#?
3. ad-da
4. ba-de6
5. [...] aktum tug2
6. nig2-sa10-bi
7. 1(asz@c) ku3 gin2-kam
8. 5(asz@c) udu-nita
9. dumu ad-da-ke4
10. ba-du11
11. [...] umbin#
12. [...] i3#-nun sila3
13. 5(disz@t)#-sze3
column 2
1. nig2-szu-x-ka-ni
2. ad-da
3. ba-de6
4. sag ad-da-sze3
5. e2-esz2#-ka
6. i3-di3-am6
7. nig2-gag 1(asz@c) ku3 gin2
8. ur-gu
9. i3-la2
10. 1(asz@c) x x [...]
11. 1(asz@c) {kusz}esir4 e2-ba
12. 1(asz@c) ha-zi uruda
13. nig2-sa10-bi
14. 1(asz@c) ku3 gin2-kam
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) LAK670-gid2# [...]
2. 1(asz@c) tag4#?-szu
3. [ku3]-bi igi 3(disz)-gal2
4. nig2-gur11
5. ur-gu-kam
6. ad-da
7. ba-de6

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 (Transaction between ur-gu (ur-gu i3-la2, ni3-ga ur-gu-kam) and ad-da (sag-ad-da, dumu ad-da-ke4 ba-du11, ad-da ba-DU) concerning a parcel of field and various items (sheep, silver for the purchase of oxen, ha-zi urudu, kusz.LAK 465-ereb-ke4))
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P323285
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P323285

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	79.0 mm × 61.0 mm × 21.0 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 49-02-120
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 11, 265

[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.

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
2015-05-05 at 09:52:16	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-11-15 at 13:41:24	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 11, 265 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P323285.

CUSAS 11, 265 artifact entry (No. P323285). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323285 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 11, 265 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323285 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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	year = {2022},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323285},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 11, 265 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P323285.

CUSAS 11, 265 artifact entry (No. P323285). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323285 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 11, 265 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323285 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 265 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323285},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323285},
}

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LB  - CDLI:P323285
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - CUSAS 11, 265 artifact entry
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