CUSAS 20, 398 (P324995)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 50-04-116

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (?)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

25.0 mm × 21.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Modern forgery

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-ba-bar-ra
2. ur#?-a2
3. PA-x dumu bahar2
4. [...]-szum2#
reverse
  blank

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (?)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) Modern forgery
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P324995

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 25.0 mm × 21.0 mm × 14.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation 50% (Surface: 60%)

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Museum Number CUNES 50-04-116
Accession Number

References

  • primary: CUSAS 20, 398

    [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.

    unknown item


Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-02-07 at 12:16:34 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 20, 398 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324995.
CUSAS 20, 398 artifact entry (No. P324995). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324995
CUSAS 20, 398 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324995 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324995},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 20, 398 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324995.
CUSAS 20, 398 artifact entry (No. P324995). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324995
CUSAS 20, 398 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324995 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 20, 398 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324995},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324995},
}

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PY  - 2006
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LB  - CDLI:P324995
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - CUSAS 20, 398 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324995
ER  - 
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