CUSAS 20, 356 (P323289)

Administrative tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 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 49-02-124

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Allotment of sheep to the palace)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

60.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 5(asz@c) udu-nita
2. ur-i7-da
3. 5(asz@c) sag-dingir-tuku
4. 4(asz@c) ur-{d}en-ki
5. 4(asz@c) ur-e2
6. 4(asz@c) lugal-e
7. 4(asz@c)# ur#-nin
column 2
1. 2(asz@c) e2-amasz-zi
2. 2(asz@c) ur-{d}am-bi2-ra
3. 2(asz@c) lu2-esz2-la2
4. 2(asz@c) e2-dim2#
5. 2(asz@c) igi-ni-sze3#
6. 2(asz@c) SZIM-[DU]
7. 2(asz@c) a-ka-[du3]
8. 2(asz@c) lugal-sipa
reverse
column 1
1. 2(asz@c) {d}en-[...]
2. 1(u@c) ur-{d}utu#
3. 3(asz@c) en-me-[a-nu2]
4. 1(asz@c) ad-da#
rest blank
column 2
1. szu#-nigin2# 1(gesz2@c) la2 2(asz@c)
blank space
2. udu e2-gal-ta gur-ra
3. sipa-ne
4. an-na-szum2
5. ur-nu szusz3
6. iti a2-ki-ti

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (Allotment of sheep to the palace)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) [uncertain] Early Dynastic / Early Sargonic
Dates Referenced	Meskigalla.00.05.00 mu-iti
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P323289
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P323289

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	60.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 23.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	75% (Surface: 90%)

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 49-02-124
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 20, 356

[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.

sheep

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
2020-09-07 at 03:18:47	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-02-05 at 08:09:20	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 20, 356 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P323289.

CUSAS 20, 356 artifact entry (No. P323289). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323289 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 20, 356 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323289 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323289},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 20, 356 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P323289.

CUSAS 20, 356 artifact entry (No. P323289). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323289 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 20, 356 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323289 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 20, 356 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323289},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323289},
}

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LB  - CDLI:P323289
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - CUSAS 20, 356 artifact entry
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