CUSAS 20, 066 (P325058)

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 50-06-015

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (list of women with the respective surveyor (ugula))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

75.0 mm × 55.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) ri-tu-NE#
2. 1(asz@c) igi-sza3#-zi
3. 1(asz@c) ab-la-a
4. ugula ma-ma-um-mi
5. 1(asz@c) su4-na
6. 1(asz@c) puzur4-sa
7. 1(asz@c) e-ri2-na
8. ugula geme2-{d}en-lil2
9. 1(asz@c) nin9-tur
10. 1(asz@c) nin#-gissu
11. 1(asz@c) nin-e2#
12. 1(asz@c) nin9-tur 2(disz)
13. ugula asz-dar
column 2
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. 1(asz@c) KA-x-[x (x)]
4. ugula da-ni2#-[a]
5. 1(asz@c) |SZE+TUG2|-a-x-[x]
6. 1(asz@c) la-ni-zum
7. 1(asz@c) isz-me-li-la
8. ugula nig2-banda3{da}
9. 1(asz@c) ga2-UN
10. 1(asz@c) asz10-ne
11. 1(asz@c) nin-lu2
blank space
12. ugula# nin-nig2-[zu]
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) a-ha-tum
2. ugula# nin-AD2-gal
blank space
3. ugula nin-tur
rest blank
column 2
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 (list of women with the respective surveyor (ugula))
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) Middle Sargonic
Dates Referenced	00.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P325058
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P325058

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	75.0 mm × 55.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	75% (Surface: 80%)

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 50-06-015
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 20, 66

[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.

personnel of the overseers of weavers

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
2016-07-28 at 14:26:51	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-01-11 at 14:31:30	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, 066 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P325058.

CUSAS 20, 066 artifact entry (No. P325058). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325058 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 20, 066 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325058 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 20, 066 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325058},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325058},
}

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DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
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M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - CUSAS 20, 066 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 20, 066 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P325058.

CUSAS 20, 066 artifact entry (No. P325058). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325058 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 20, 066 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325058 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 20, 066 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325058},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325058},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P325058
LB  - CDLI:P325058
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - CUSAS 20, 066 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325058
ER  -