CUSAS 19, 114 (P324966)

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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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 50-04-087

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (allotment of emmer)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

42.0 mm × 36.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [n] 1(ban2@c)# gu2#-[gu2?]
2. sa6#-sa6#
3. dam# e2#-[ur2]
4. [n] ziz2 [n] 2(disz) sila3 gu2#-[gu2?]
5. KA#-ku3# nu-[banda3-esz]
6. 1(barig@c)# ziz2# 5(disz) sila3# [gu2-gu2 ...]
reverse
1. ama#-e2
2. ama#-gal#
blank space
3. szunigin# 1(asz@c)# ziz2# gur#
4. szunigin# [n] gu2#-gu2# [...]
blank space
5. [iti] ab-e3#-zi-ga#

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 emmer)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P324966
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P324966

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	42.0 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 50-04-087
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 19, 114

[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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:15	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, 114 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324966.

CUSAS 19, 114 artifact entry (No. P324966). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324966

CUSAS 19, 114 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324966 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

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	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 19, 114 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324966},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324966},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 19, 114 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324966.

CUSAS 19, 114 artifact entry (No. P324966). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324966

CUSAS 19, 114 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324966 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 19, 114 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324966},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324966},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324966
LB  - CDLI:P324966
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - CUSAS 19, 114 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324966
ER  -