CUSAS 11, 020 (P323654)

Business / Contracts 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

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 49-09-129

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (sale contract purchase of sheep with barley)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

49.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze gur
2. nig2-sa10
3. 1(asz@c) udu-kam
4. 1(asz@c)# 4(barig@c)#? sze#
rest broken
column 2
1. ba-de6
2. ur-{gesz}gigir2-ke4
3. in-na-szum2
4. u4-ba
5. ku3#? x [...]
column 3
blank
reverse
column 1
1. x na?
2. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze gur#?
3. 1(asz@c)? [...] x x
rest blank

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)	Legal > Business / Contracts (sale contract purchase of sheep with barley)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P323654
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P323654

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	49.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 24.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	50% (Surface: 70%)

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 49-09-129
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 11, 20

[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.

purchase of sheep

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2015-01-27 at 10:04:35	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 11, 020 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323654.

CUSAS 11, 020 artifact entry (No. P323654). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323654

CUSAS 11, 020 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323654 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323654},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323654},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323654
LB  - CDLI:P323654
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - CUSAS 11, 020 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323654
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 11, 020 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323654.

CUSAS 11, 020 artifact entry (No. P323654). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323654

CUSAS 11, 020 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323654 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323654},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323654},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323654
LB  - CDLI:P323654
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - CUSAS 11, 020 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323654
ER  -