CUSAS 13, 047 (P324936)

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

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Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 50-04-057

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (allotment of silver and gold)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

69.0 mm × 49.0 mm

Modern forgery

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [n ku3]-sig17# gin2
2. lu2-sa6-ga
3. 3(disz) gin2 ku3-sig17
4. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) ma-na 8(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
5. adab#{ki#}-ki
6. [n] gin2 igi#-[n]-gal2# ku3-sig17#
7. [n] 3(disz)# gin2 ku3-babbar
8. lu2#-sukud
9. 1(u)#? 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
10. 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-sig17
11. [...] x-an-ne2#
12. [n gin2] igi# 4(disz@t)-gal2 ku3#-[sig17]
13. [...]
14. [...]
15. [...]
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [n] gin2 ku3-sig17 1(u) 7(disz)
2'. [n] gin2 ku3-[babbar]
3'. lugal-{sa2#}sag7#
blank space
4'. szunigin# 1/2(asz@c) ma-na 8(disz) gin2 la2 igi 3(disz)-gal2 ku3-sig17
5'. szunigin# 3(asz@c) ma-na 8(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
6'. sa10#? dub-sar#-ne-kam
7'. [ba]-ta-e3-am3

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 silver and gold)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P324936
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P324936

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	69.0 mm × 49.0 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 50-04-057
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 13, 47

[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	Reviewer	Status
2017-03-03 at 09:52:15	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-05-05 at 09:52:21	CDLI, CDLI	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 09:58:56	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, 047 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324936.

CUSAS 13, 047 artifact entry (No. P324936). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324936

CUSAS 13, 047 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324936 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 13, 047 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324936},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324936},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324936
LB  - CDLI:P324936
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - CUSAS 13, 047 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324936
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 13, 047 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324936.

CUSAS 13, 047 artifact entry (No. P324936). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324936

CUSAS 13, 047 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324936 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 13, 047 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324936},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324936},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324936
LB  - CDLI:P324936
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - CUSAS 13, 047 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324936
ER  -