CUSAS 20, 375 (P324960)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), 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 50-04-081

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (allotment of bread)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

44.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 10.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [n] 2(u@c) 4(asz@c) x [...]
2'. a-ba-mu-na ugula# [x]
3'. 3(u@c) ninda 2(asz@c) sag-ninda
4'. a-li-li
5'. 3(u@c) 5(asz@c) ninda 7(asz@c) sag-ninda
6'. a-mur-sa-masz
7'. 1(asz@c) ninda-banszur na-ba-lu5 adab{ki}
reverse
1. 1(asz@c) ab-ba#? unu3
2. 2(asz@c) i3#-li2#-a#-hi lu2-dab5
3. 1(asz@c) [...] x
4. [...]
left
1. 1(u) 8(disz@t) mu [...]

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 bread)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) Middle Sargonic
Dates Referenced	00.18.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P324960
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P324960

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	44.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 10.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	50% (Surface: 30%)

Provenance

Provenience	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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 50-04-081
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 20, 375

[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.

bread

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
2020-09-08 at 14:30:42	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-02-06 at 12:55:11	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, 375 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P324960.

CUSAS 20, 375 artifact entry (No. P324960). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324960 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 20, 375 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324960 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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	year = {2022},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324960},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324960},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 20, 375 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P324960.

CUSAS 20, 375 artifact entry (No. P324960). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324960 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 20, 375 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324960 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 20, 375 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324960},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324960},
}

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M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - CUSAS 20, 375 artifact entry
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