CUSAS 19, 023 (P324946)

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 50-04-067

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (allotment of barley (sze-zi3-da))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

53.0 mm × 36.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u@c) 3(asz@c) sze [gur]
2. ur-PA munu4-mu2#
3. 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) ur-{d}{sze3}szer7-[da]
4. dub-sar
5. 3(u@c)# la2 2(asz@c) dabin szid
6. lugal-dumu-gi7
blank space
7. szunigin 1(gesz2@c) 4(asz@c) sze gur
reverse
1. sze gub-ba
2. ur2-mah
3. sag-ur-kam
blank space
4. mes#-zi
blank space

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 (sze-zi3-da))
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P324946
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P324946

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	53.0 mm × 36.0 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 50-04-067
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 19, 23

[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
2019-06-18 at 06:25:04	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-03-03 at 09:52:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	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, 023 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P324946.

CUSAS 19, 023 artifact entry (No. P324946). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324946 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 19, 023 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324946 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 19, 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324946},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324946},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 19, 023 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P324946.

CUSAS 19, 023 artifact entry (No. P324946). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324946 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 19, 023 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324946 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 19, 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324946},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324946},
}

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DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P324946
LB  - CDLI:P324946
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - CUSAS 19, 023 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324946
ER  -