CUSAS 11, 045 (P325093)

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 50-08-010

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Delivery? of barley and wool, and their value in copper.record of two amounts of barley, measured in gur-sag-gal2, and a flock of sheep (udu-siki-gir2) with the equivalent of its value of silver in copper (ku3-bi .. urudu). The name of the functionary (u)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

61.0 mm × 57.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze gur sag-gal2
2. 2(u@c) 5(asz@c) ku3 gin2 uruda-bi
3. 1(asz@c) udu siki
4. 1(asz@c) gir2
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) 1/2(disz@c) gin2-bi
2. 1(asz@c) sze gur sag-gal2
3. 8(asz@c) ku3 gin2 uruda-bi
4. ur-tul2-sag
5. dumu nam-mah2
column 3
1. ba-de6
2. lugal-ki-gal-la
3. lu2-ki-inim-ma

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 (Delivery? of barley and wool, and their value in copper.record of two amounts of barley, measured in gur-sag-gal2, and a flock of sheep (udu-siki-gir2) with the equivalent of its value of silver in copper (ku3-bi .. urudu). The name of the functionary (u)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P325093
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P325093

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	61.0 mm × 57.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (Surface: 100%)

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 50-08-010
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 11, 45

[Visicato2010CUSAS11] Visicato, Giuseppe, and Aage Westenholz. 2010. Early Dynastic and Early Sargonic Tablets from Adab in the Cornell University Collections. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 11. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

witnessed list of barley and other goods taken away

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2016-04-26 at 17:22:27	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 11, 045 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325093.

CUSAS 11, 045 artifact entry (No. P325093). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325093

CUSAS 11, 045 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325093 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

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	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 045 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325093},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325093},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 11, 045 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325093.

CUSAS 11, 045 artifact entry (No. P325093). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325093

CUSAS 11, 045 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325093 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 045 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325093},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325093},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325093
LB  - CDLI:P325093
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - CUSAS 11, 045 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325093
ER  -