CUSAS 23, 130 (P324939)

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 50-04-060

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (list of 10 men with their surveyor (ugula ad-da))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

26.0 mm × 35.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] szum2
2'. [...]
3'. [...]
4'. 1(asz@c) [...]
5'. 1(asz@c) lugal#-iti#-da
6'. 1(asz@c) nam-mah-ni
7'. [n] x [...]
reverse
1. 2(asz@c) tug2-du8#
blank space
2. szunigin 1(u@c) lu2
3. ugula ad-da
4. lu2 dingir a-ga-de3[{ki}]
5. [...] 3(asz@c)# sze gur
6. [...] a#-ga-de3[{ki}]
rest broken

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 (list of 10 men with their surveyor (ugula ad-da))
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P324939
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P324939

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	26.0 mm × 35.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	fragment (Surface: 30%)

Provenance

Provenience	Adab (mod. Bismaya) [uncertain]
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 50-04-060
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 23, 130

[Bartash2013CUSAS23] Bartash, Vitali. 2013. Miscellaneous Early Dynastic and Sargonic Texts in the Cornell University Collections. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 23. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-03-16 at 07:16:35	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2017-05-24 at 09:15:04	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-03-03 at 09:52:19	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-10-10 at 13:51:19	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 23, 130 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324939.

CUSAS 23, 130 artifact entry (No. P324939). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324939

CUSAS 23, 130 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324939 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-06]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 23, 130 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324939},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324939},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324939
LB  - CDLI:P324939
M1  - 2026/10/6/
TI  - CUSAS 23, 130 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324939
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 23, 130 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324939.

CUSAS 23, 130 artifact entry (No. P324939). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324939

CUSAS 23, 130 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324939 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-06]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 23, 130 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324939},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324939},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324939
LB  - CDLI:P324939
M1  - 2026/10/6/
TI  - CUSAS 23, 130 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324939
ER  -