CUSAS 20, 348 (P324923)

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 50-04-044

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (allotment of barley)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

62.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...]
2. lugal-[x-x]
3. udu niga {[d]}en-lil2
4. ab-DU sza3-ta-ta
5. 1(asz@c) [sze] gur 1(asz@c) ziz2
blank line
6. ab-DU
7. [...] zi3 gur
8. [...]-musz
reverse
1. [n gur] sze# 1(asz@c) ziz2
2. [...]-ta-[...]
3. 1(asz@c) sze gur 1(asz@c) ziz3 gur
4. {d}en-[x]
blank line
5. 2(asz@c) sze gur an-ne2
6. 1(asz@c) sze gur en-e2
7. 2(barig@c) lu2-x-x
8. [...]-x-gi4#
9. [...]
10. 2(u@c) [...] za3-zu

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)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) Middle Sargonic / Classical Sargonic
Dates Referenced	00.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P324923
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P324923

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	62.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 19.0 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 50-04-044
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 20, 348

[Pomponio2015CUSAS20] Pomponio, Francesco, and Giuseppe Visicato. 2015. Middle Sargonic Tablets Chiefly from Adab in the Cornell University Collections. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 20. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

barley and emmer

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
2016-02-05 at 08:09:53	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 20, 348 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P324923.

CUSAS 20, 348 artifact entry (No. P324923). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324923 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 20, 348 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324923 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324923},
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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 20, 348 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P324923.

CUSAS 20, 348 artifact entry (No. P324923). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324923 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 20, 348 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324923 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 20, 348 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324923},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324923},
}

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