CUSAS 11, 021 (P323450)

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 49-08-045

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Allotment of silver for the return of singers (nar) and asses (ansze) with the indication of the receiver and the supplier of the silver , and a long list of witnesses.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

63.0 mm × 62.0 mm × 28.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1/3(disz@c) 5(asz@c) ku3 gin2
2. ku3 ab2 aga3-gi4-am3
3. 1(u@c) ku3 gin2
4. ku3 ansze aga3-gi4-am3
column 2
1. [...] x
2. ugula#
3. lugal-abba2-mu
4. lu2-nig2-bara4-ga-da
5. an-da-tuku
6. e2-munu4-ka
7. ku3-bi
column 3
1. nig2-ka9-bi
2. al-ak
3. ur-{gesz}gigir2
4. dub-sar-bi
5. a-ne-da
6. isz-me-i3-lum
reverse
column 1
1. muhaldim
2. ur-{d}{sze3}szer7-da#
3. azlag
4. ne-sag
5. kas4-ta-e3-a
6. nigar
7. mu#-[...]
column 2
1. ur-{d}en-lil2
2. dub-sar
3. lu2-ki-inim-ma-bi-me

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 silver for the return of singers (nar) and asses (ansze) with the indication of the receiver and the supplier of the silver , and a long list of witnesses.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) Pre-Sargonic
Dates Referenced	00.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P323450
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P323450

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	63.0 mm × 62.0 mm × 28.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	75% (Surface: 100%)

Provenance

Provenience	Adab (mod. Bismaya)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Museum Number	CUNES 49-08-045
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 11, 21

[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.

loan contract of silver

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2016-04-23 at 03:41:18	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 11, 021 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323450.

CUSAS 11, 021 artifact entry (No. P323450). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323450

CUSAS 11, 021 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323450 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).

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	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323450},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323450},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 11, 021 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323450.

CUSAS 11, 021 artifact entry (No. P323450). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323450

CUSAS 11, 021 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323450 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323450},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323450},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323450
LB  - CDLI:P323450
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - CUSAS 11, 021 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323450
ER  -