CUSAS 19, 181 (P323936)

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 49-13-119

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (allotment of arids)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

74.0 mm × 46.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(ban2@c)# [...]
2. e2#-[...]
3. lu2-esz2#-[gid2]
4. 4(ban2@c) ur-NIG2-en#-[...]
5. 3(ban2@c) a-gesztin#
6. 2(ban2@c) {d}en-lil2-la2#
7. 4(ban2@c) 2(disz) sila3 kur-mu-GAM
8. 1(ban2@c) 5(disz) sila3 lugal-iti-da
9. 1(ban2@c) tab6-si-ga
10. 2(ban2@c) 5(disz) sila3 sukkal-mah
11. 1(ban2@c) bu3-ka#
12. 1(ban2@c)# ur-{d}inanna
13. n la2 1(disz) sila3 bar-ra-ni-sze3
reverse
1. 2(ban2@c) ur-[...]-zu#
2. 1(ban2@c) 2(disz) sila3 su-birx(|SZIMxNIG2|)#-a
3. 1(ban2@c) lugal-e-a2#-na
4. 1(ban2@c) en-ku#-li
5. 3(ban2@c)# a2-kal-le
6. 1(ban2@c) gala-gal
7. n sila3 ur-{d}nin-mu2#
8. 2(ban2@c) la2 2(disz) sila3 giri3-ne2#
blank space
9. szu-a gi4#-[a]

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 arids)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P323936
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P323936

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	74.0 mm × 46.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	75% (Surface: 80%)

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 49-13-119
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 19, 181

[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	Reviewer	Status
2022-10-01 at 07:29:18	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
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, 181 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P323936.

CUSAS 19, 181 artifact entry (No. P323936). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323936 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 19, 181 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323936 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 19, 181 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323936},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323936},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P323936
LB  - CDLI:P323936
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - CUSAS 19, 181 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323936
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 19, 181 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P323936.

CUSAS 19, 181 artifact entry (No. P323936). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323936 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 19, 181 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323936 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 19, 181 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323936},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323936},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P323936
LB  - CDLI:P323936
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - CUSAS 19, 181 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323936
ER  -