CUSAS 13, 161 (P323504)

Administrative tablet excavated in Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar), 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

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Photo

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 49-08-099

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Record of two distributions of barley)

Language(s)

Measurements

55.0 mm × 40.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [n] dabin a-ra2 1(disz@t)-kam#
2. [n] 3(ban2@c)_ dabin a-ra2 2(disz@t)-kam
3. {d}utu-ba-ta-e3
4. 2(ban2@c) a-ra2 1(disz@t)-kam
5. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) 4(disz@t) sila3# a-ra2 2(disz@t)-kam
6. ma-szum se11-da-um
7. 2(ban2@c) a-ra2 1(disz@t)-kam
8. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) 4(disz) sila3 a-ra2 2(disz@t)-kam
9. ur-li _szu_ ansze
10. 1(ban2@c) a-ra2 1(disz@t)-kam
11. 4(ban2@c) 2(disz) sila3 a-ra2 2(disz@t)-kam
12. be-li2-ba-lik
reverse
1. 1(ban2@c) zi3@t# lugal-szesz-ni
2. 2(ban2@c) zi3@t# dingir-na-s,i2-ir
3. 1(ban2@c) zi3@t# a-da-gal
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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 (Record of two distributions of barley)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P323504
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P323504

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	55.0 mm × 40.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (Surface: 100%)

Provenance

Provenience	Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)
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 49-08-099
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 13, 161

[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.
history: CUSAS 27, 140

[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
2026-08-23 at 16:48:28	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2016-07-15 at 08:24:14	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Guerra, Dylan	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-05-05 at 09:52:26	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-11-18 at 09:58:43	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, 161 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323504.

CUSAS 13, 161 artifact entry (No. P323504). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323504

CUSAS 13, 161 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323504 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 13, 161 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323504},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323504},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323504
LB  - CDLI:P323504
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - CUSAS 13, 161 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323504
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 13, 161 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323504.

CUSAS 13, 161 artifact entry (No. P323504). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323504

CUSAS 13, 161 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323504 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 13, 161 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323504},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323504},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323504
LB  - CDLI:P323504
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - CUSAS 13, 161 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323504
ER  -