CUSAS 13, 078 (P323698)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 49-11-012

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (amounts of barley and names, to Akkad)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

89.0 mm × 62.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 7(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) la2# 2(asz@c)# sze# gur#
2. sag-bi 3(u@c) 2(asz@c) gur#
3. da-di3 sanga#
4. 3(gesz2@c) la2 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) sze gur
5. sag-bi 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) gur
6. [...] sag-mu-de3
7. [...] addir? ma2-kam
  X A GISAL PAD
8. 2(gesz2@c) la2 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) sze gur
9. sag-bi 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) gur
10. lu2-banda3{da}
11. i3-ra2-ra2
12. 2(gesz2@c) la2 8(asz@c) sze gur
13. sag-bi 8(asz@c) gur
column 2
1. [...] LUL#
2. 3(gesz2@c) sze gur
3. i3-li2-li2
4. szagina
5. 1(gesz2@c) sze gur
6. su-nu-gal-zu
7. sagi
8. 4(u@c) 5(asz@c) be-li2-abzu
9. 6(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) sze gur
10. a-ga-de3{ki}-sze3
11. ma2-a ab-si
12. en-ne2-lu dub-sar#
13. 1(u@c) dam lugal-ezem
14. 5(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) 4(asz@c) lugal-KU
15. dam-gar3
reverse
column 1
1. 3(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) lugal-iri# ku3-dim2#
2. 5(gesz2@c) ur-PA dam-gar3
3. 2(u@c) sipa-iri-na
4. aga3-us2 lugal
5. 3(u@c) ur-nu x
6. 2(gesz2@c) la2 8(asz@c) sze gur
7. im2-ta2-lik
8. lu2-igi
9. 1(gesz'u@c) la2 1(gesz2@c) lugal-nig2
10. dam-gar3
11. 3(gesz2@c) 7(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze-numun
12. 3(u@c) nam-ti-e2-mah-ta
13. 2(gesz2@c) ma2 gu4 udu
14. e2-GAN2-ix(A) dub-sar
15. 2(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) 2(asz@c) sze gur
16. dumu {d}utu-ba-ta-e3
column 2
  2 broken lines
3'. [...] x-BI
4'. [dub?]-sar
5'. [...] x gu2-si-ka-sze3
6'. [a-ga]-de3#{ki}-sze3
7'. [ma2-a] ab-si
8'. [n] 2(gesz2@c) lugal-iti-da
9'. [...]-me#
10'. [n sze?] gur
11'. [n] sze gur
12'. lugal#-kas4-e
13'. nu-banda3# ma2-gid2
14'. 2(u@c) [1(u@c)?] sze gur
15'. a-mur#-um
  blank space
16'. szunigin 1(gesz2@c) guru7 3(gesz'u@c) 7(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze gur

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (amounts of barley and names, to Akkad)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P323698

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 89.0 mm × 62.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation 75% (Surface: 90%)

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 49-11-012
Accession Number

References

  • primary: CUSAS 13, 78

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-06-19 at 06:10:16 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-11-18 at 09:58:46 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 13, 078 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323698.
CUSAS 13, 078 artifact entry (No. P323698). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323698
CUSAS 13, 078 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323698 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 13, 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323698},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323698},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 13, 078 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323698.
CUSAS 13, 078 artifact entry (No. P323698). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323698
CUSAS 13, 078 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323698 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 13, 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323698},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323698},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323698
LB  - CDLI:P323698
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - CUSAS 13, 078 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323698
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