CUSAS 27, 053 (P323480)

Administrative tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), 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 49-08-075

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Barley distribution over a period of 14 months. This tablet gives the complete Nippur calendar, with some interesting and important variants. It gives the tenth month name as [a]b-e3-[Nibr]u, which is apparently the earliest mention of this month at Ni)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

79.0 mm × 44.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) sze i-ti-{d}iszkur
2. 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) _a-na_ x ARAD-e-bum#
3. iti sze-sag11-ku5 im#-ma#
4. iti bara2-za3-gar sze x x x
5. iti gu4-si-su sze gesz# ra#-a#
6. iti sig4-szub-ba-gar 1(u@c) gur sze gu4-gu4
7. iti szu-numun 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) gur sze libir
8. iti ne-izi-gar 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) gur sze libir
9. iti kin5-{d}inanna 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) gur# [sze ...]
10. iti du6-ku3 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) gur# sze# [...]
11. iti apin-du8-a 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) gur# [sze ...]
12. iti ga-an-ga-an-e3 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) gur sze libir
13. [iti] ab#-e3 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) gur [a-ga]-de3{ki} sze libir
reverse
1. [...] ur2-ra-ni sipa
2. <iti> ZIZ2#-A# 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) gur sze gibil e3-a ARAD-e-bum
3. iti-am3 us2-sa 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) gur sze ki-bi-ra{ki}
4. 1(asz@c) sze gur sar-ru-AL-mu-bi2
5. 5(asz@c) sze gur _a-na_ e2#
6. 3(u@c) sze gur _a-na_ ma2-gur8
7. iti sze-sag11-ku5 mu-a 4(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) gur sze e2 USZ A SZU# 7(asz@c)
blank space
8. sze-ba _szu_ 1(u) 4(disz) itix(|UD@sxBAD|)

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 (Barley distribution over a period of 14 months. This tablet gives the complete Nippur calendar, with some interesting and important variants. It gives the tenth month name as [a]b-e3-[Nibr]u, which is apparently the earliest mention of this month at Ni)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P323480
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P323480

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	79.0 mm × 44.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	75% (Surface: 90%)

Provenance

Provenience	Nippur (mod. Nuffar) [uncertain] Shu-ilisu archive
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 49-08-075
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 27, 53

[Milano2015CUSAS27] Milano, Lucio, and Aage Westenholz. 2015. The “Šuilisu Archive” and Other Sargonic Texts in Akkadian. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS) 27. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2020-09-08 at 01:19:04	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-10-05 at 15:44:39	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-07-04 at 12:38:11	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 27, 053 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323480.

CUSAS 27, 053 artifact entry (No. P323480). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323480

CUSAS 27, 053 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323480 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323480},
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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 27, 053 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323480.

CUSAS 27, 053 artifact entry (No. P323480). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323480

CUSAS 27, 053 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323480 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 27, 053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323480},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323480},
}

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LB  - CDLI:P323480
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - CUSAS 27, 053 artifact entry
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