CUSAS 27, 030 (P323552)

Administrative tablet 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 49-09-027

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (List of 16 people serving as orchard workers? Curiously, the left side of each line is left blank; the names are written near the right margin. Possibly the scribe intended to add numbers at the left margin?)

Language(s)

Measurements

70.0 mm × 40.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. ak
2. za-zi
3. puzur4-ma-ma
4. ma-szum
5. ur-{gesz}gigir2
6. za3-mu
7. nam-mah
8. za-dar-hi
9. i-ti-esz4-dar
10. ur-zu
11. i3-li2-li2
12. [...] x
13. lu5-gu-ak
reverse
1. lugal-an-dul3
2. ur-sukkal
3. ur2-ra-ni
blank space
4. nu-kiri6-me a-sza3 tusz-de3

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 (List of 16 people serving as orchard workers? Curiously, the left side of each line is left blank; the names are written near the right margin. Possibly the scribe intended to add numbers at the left margin?)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P323552
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P323552

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	70.0 mm × 40.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (Surface: 100%)

Provenance

Provenience
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 49-09-027
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 27, 30

[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
2016-07-28 at 14:26:56	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-06-28 at 08:33:38	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-06-27 at 13:56:45	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, 030 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323552.

CUSAS 27, 030 artifact entry (No. P323552). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323552

CUSAS 27, 030 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323552 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

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	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 27, 030 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323552},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323552},
}

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PY  - 2006
ID  - P323552
LB  - CDLI:P323552
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - CUSAS 27, 030 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323552
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 27, 030 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323552.

CUSAS 27, 030 artifact entry (No. P323552). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323552

CUSAS 27, 030 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323552 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 27, 030 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323552},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323552},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323552
LB  - CDLI:P323552
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - CUSAS 27, 030 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323552
ER  -