CUSAS 13, 215 (P323295)

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

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 49-02-131

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (wool and weights thereof)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

55.0 mm × 48.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) siki gu2# 4(u@c) ma-na udu
2. 2(u@c) 3(asz@c) siki-ud5 ma-na
3. 2(u@c) siki ma-na
4. 4(u@c) 5(asz@c) siki ma-na
5. 1(u@c) siki ma-na
reverse
column 1
blank space
column 2
1. 3(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) siki ma#-na#
2. ur-sag#
3. 2(u@c) 2(asz@c) i3#-lum-qar
4. 2(u@c) 2(asz@c) ga2-x
5. 2(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) u-x-pu3
6. 3(u@c) lugal-x

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 (wool and weights thereof)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P323295
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P323295

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	55.0 mm × 48.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (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 49-02-131
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 13, 215

[Maiocchi2010CUSAS13] Maiocchi, Massimo. 2010. Classical Sargonic Tablets Chiefly from Adab in the Cornell University Collections. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 13. 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
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-11-18 at 09:58:40	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 13, 215 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P323295.

CUSAS 13, 215 artifact entry (No. P323295). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323295 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 13, 215 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323295 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323295},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 13, 215 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P323295.

CUSAS 13, 215 artifact entry (No. P323295). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323295 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 13, 215 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323295 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 13, 215 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323295},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323295},
}

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