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

Cite

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

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 (?)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) Modern forgery
Dates Referenced	00.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P324995
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
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine		CDLI	Approved

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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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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DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324995
LB  - CDLI:P324995
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - CUSAS 20, 398 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324995
ER  -