CUSAS 13, 165 (P323914)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. Umm el-Hafriyat), 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

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 49-13-095

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. Umm el-Hafriyat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (allotment of barley with its value in silver (ku3-bar6-su))

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

83.0 mm × 37.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) _sze gur_ 2(asz@c)# [UL]
2. szu du-du _dumu_ bar-ra#-an#
3. in 4(barig@c)# gur# lugal
4. _ku3-babbar_-su 6(asz@c)# _gin2#_
5. 2(asz@c) 3(barig@c) _sze_ ze2#-bi-bi
6. [n] _sze#_ en-an-na-tum2#
7. _ku3-babbar#_-su# 2(disz)# 1/2(disz) _gin2_
8. [n] _gin2# ku3-babbar_ [...] u3# _zu2-lum_
9. 2(asz@c)@ 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) _sze gur_
10. a-GIR2@g-gal
reverse
1. [...]
blank space
2. szunigin# 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c)# _sze gur_
3. szunigin# 1(u@c) <<n>> 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
4. isz-de3
5. x-[...]-na
6. en#-an#-na-tum2
7. im-hur
blank space
8. in _egir_ gu-[x]

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 (allotment of barley with its value in silver (ku3-bar6-su))
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P323914
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P323914

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	83.0 mm × 37.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (Surface: 100%)

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. Umm el-Hafriyat)
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 49-13-095
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 13, 165

[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, 185

[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
2021-12-21 at 18:14:33	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-03-03 at 09:52:22	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-07-19 at 06:56:32	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2014-08-21 at 11:41:35	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2012-08-20 at 08:56:23	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-11-18 at 09:58:48	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, 165 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323914.

CUSAS 13, 165 artifact entry (No. P323914). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323914

CUSAS 13, 165 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323914 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 13, 165 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323914},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323914},
}

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DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323914
LB  - CDLI:P323914
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - CUSAS 13, 165 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323914
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 13, 165 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323914.

CUSAS 13, 165 artifact entry (No. P323914). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323914

CUSAS 13, 165 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323914 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 13, 165 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323914},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323914},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323914
LB  - CDLI:P323914
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - CUSAS 13, 165 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323914
ER  -