CUSAS 20, 227 (P323286)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 49-02-121

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Alotment of wool (siki, siki-mug, siki gisz-ri).)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

79.0 mm × 61.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [... ma]-na
2. [...] ma-na
3. [ma-ma]-um#-mi
4. [n] 2(disz@t)# siki ma-na
5. [n siki] gesz#-RI# ma-[na]
6. [n] siki mug ma-na
7. nin!-{d}en#-lil2
8. 8(disz@t) siki ma-na
9. 1(asz@c) siki gu2 la2 4(disz@t) ma-na gesz-RI
10. 1(asz@c) siki [mug] gu2 2(u) 4(disz@t) ma-na la2 1(u) gin2#
11. x [...]
  rest broken
column 2
1. da#-ni2#-a
2. 1(asz@c) siki gu2 la2 1(disz@t) ma-[na]
3. [n] la2 1/2(disz) siki mug ma-na
4. [nin-AD2]-gal
5. n la2 1/2(disz) siki ma-na
6. 1(u) la2 1/2(disz) siki gesz#-RI# ma-na
7. [n siki mug] ma-na
8. [nig2-ban3]-da
9. [n siki] ma-na
10. 2(asz@c) 2/3(disz@c){sza} ma-na siki mug
11. [...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...] ma-na
2'. 8(disz@t) siki mug# [ma-na]
3'. se-be2-tum#
4'. 2(disz@t) 2/3(disz@c){sza} siki gesz#-RI# ma-na
5'. 8(disz@t) 1/3(disz@c){sza} siki mug ma#-na
6'. me-nigar-ta
  blank space
7'. szunigin 1(asz@c) siki gu2 2(u) 1/2(disz) gesz-RI ma-na
8'. szunigin 4(asz@c) siki gu2 1/2(disz@c) ma-na
9'. szunigin 3(asz@c) siki mug gu2# 1(u) 4(disz@t) 1/2(disz) ma-na
column 2
  blank space
1. bar-ra gal2-la
2. ki-siki-ke4-ne-kam
  blank space
3. [iti nig2]-kiri6
4. [iti mu]-tir#

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Alotment of wool (siki, siki-mug, siki gisz-ri).)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Middle Sargonic
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P323286

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 79.0 mm × 61.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation 50% (Surface: 70%)

Provenance

Provenience Adab (mod. Bismaya)
Mama-ummi
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 49-02-121
Accession Number

References

  • primary: CUSAS 20, 227

    [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.

    wool

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-05-18 at 07:01:20 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2022-10-01 at 07:29:18 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-10-26 at 13:20:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-04 at 09:54:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-01-26 at 13:05:34 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 20, 227 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P323286.
CUSAS 20, 227 artifact entry (No. P323286). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323286 (Original work published 2006)
CUSAS 20, 227 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323286 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323286},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323286},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 20, 227 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P323286.
CUSAS 20, 227 artifact entry (No. P323286). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323286 (Original work published 2006)
CUSAS 20, 227 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323286 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 20, 227 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323286},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323286},
}


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