CUSAS 13, 166 (P324931)

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

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Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 50-04-052

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)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

69.0 mm × 43.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(u@c) _sze gur si-sa2_
2. in |NINDA2xX|# _gal_
3. 3(u@c) _sze gur_
4. in |NINDA2xX|# _tur_
5. 3(u@c) _sze# gur_
6. a-na# _sa10_ mu#-sza-kum
7. 2(u@c)# _sze gur_
8. a#-na# _sze-ba_ lugal-KA#
9. 6(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) _sze gur_
10. a-na _ur5-sze3 u3 ku3-babbar#_
reverse
1. 2(asz@c) _sze gur_
2. a-na _e2_
blank space
3. szunigin 2(gesz2@c) 8(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c)# _sze gur si-sa2_ a-ga-de3{ki}
4. _e2-a_
5. _e2 sze_ da-da
blank space
6. iti sze-sag11-ku5

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)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P324931
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P324931

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	69.0 mm × 43.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (Surface: 90%)

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 50-04-052
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 13, 166

[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, 123

[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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:22	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-11-18 at 09:58:55	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, 166 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324931.

CUSAS 13, 166 artifact entry (No. P324931). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324931

CUSAS 13, 166 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324931 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

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	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 13, 166 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324931},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324931},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 13, 166 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324931.

CUSAS 13, 166 artifact entry (No. P324931). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324931

CUSAS 13, 166 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324931 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 13, 166 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324931},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324931},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324931
LB  - CDLI:P324931
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - CUSAS 13, 166 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324931
ER  -