CUSAS 19, 089 (P323511)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 49-08-106

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (barley for beer and bread)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

38.0 mm × 50.0 mm

Modern forgery

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(ban2@c) sze [...]
2. geme2-{d}en-lil2
3. 1(ban2@c) he2-[...]
4. 1(ban2@c) geme2#-[...]
blank space
5. [...] SZE3 [...]
reverse
1. [zi]-ga
2. inim-ma
3. 2(ban2@c) e2-sukkal#-ge#-si#
4. sze kasz sze ninda zi-zi-de3
5. szu ba#-ti

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 for beer and bread)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P323511
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P323511

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	38.0 mm × 50.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	50% (Surface: n/a)

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 49-08-106
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 19, 89

[Maiocchi2012CUSAS19] Maiocchi, Massimo, and Giuseppe Visicato. 2012. Classical Sargonic Tablets Chiefly from Adab in the Cornell University Collections. Part II. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 19. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2012-11-29 at 14:45:03	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 19, 089 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323511.

CUSAS 19, 089 artifact entry (No. P323511). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323511

CUSAS 19, 089 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323511 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).

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	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 19, 089 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323511},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323511},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 19, 089 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323511.

CUSAS 19, 089 artifact entry (No. P323511). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323511

CUSAS 19, 089 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323511 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 19, 089 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323511},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323511},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323511
LB  - CDLI:P323511
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - CUSAS 19, 089 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323511
ER  -