CUSAS 23, 155 (P325862)

Administrative tablet 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 52-03-021

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

86.0 mm × 85.0 mm

Modern forgery

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) zu-zu
2. [n x]-x-esz3
3. [...]
4. 1(asz@c@90) [...]
5. 1(asz@c@90) [...]
6. 1(asz@c@90) [...]
7. lu2 x-[x]-me
8. 1(asz@c@90) {d}utu-ur#-sag
9. 1(asz@c@90)# ur#-szubur
10. 1(asz@c@90) ur-{d}gibil6
11. 1(asz@c@90) ur#-{d}en-ki
12. 1(asz@c@90) en-na-e3-a
13. 1(asz@c@90) lugal-szu
14. 1(asz@c@90) ur-kisal#
15. 1(asz@c@90) lugal#-dur2#
16. 1(asz@c@90) ur-{d}gibil6#
column 2
1. 3(asz@c) lu2# [x]-x
2. simug-me#
3. 1(asz@c@90) ur-akkil2-la2
4. 1(asz@c@90) ur-HAR
5. 1(asz@c@90) ur-sag#
6. 1(asz@c@90) du11#-ga#-ni
7. 1(asz@c@90) [...]-sza3#-gal2#
blank line
8. 1(asz@c@90) szesz-tur
9. 1(asz@c@90) KASKAL-HU
10. 1(asz@c@90) er2-ra
11. 1(asz@c@90) me-x-[x]
12. ku3-dim2#-[me]
13. IB-[x]
14. 1(asz@c@90) a-[...]
15. 1(asz@c@90) lugal#-[...]
16. 1(asz@c@90) ur-[...]
17. [1(asz@c@90)] ur-[x]
18. 1(asz@c@90) nita-zi
column 3
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. ba-ta-[e3]
4. ur-szubur#
5. 1(asz@c@90) ur-{d}nin#-ildu3
6. 1(asz@c@90) lugal-nagar#-zi
7. 1(asz@c@90) u2-u2
8. 1(asz@c@90) lu2#? simug#?
9. ISZ-si#-ni ugula
10. 1(asz@c@90) lu2 szitim#
11. 1(asz@c@90) lu2 simug#?
12. [n] x x [x]
13. [...]
14. [...]
15. [...]-a
16. 1(asz@c@90) lu2-|GISZGALxIM|
17. 1(asz@c@90) sag-kesz3#?
18. 1(asz@c@90) ur-{d}utu
column 4
beginning broken
1'. 1(asz@c@90) x
2'. 1(asz@c@90) x
3'. 1(asz@c@90) x
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c@90) KUM-[tusz-sze3]
2. 1(asz@c@90) lu2-[...]
3. 1(asz@c@90) im-[...]
n lines broken
1'. 1(asz@c@90) [...]
2'. ur-[...]
3'. 1(asz@c@90) sza3#?-[...]
4'. 1(asz@c@90) [...]
rest broken
column 2
1. [n] dingir-ab-gu
2. [n] a#-da-da
3. [n] zu#-zu ugula
n lines broken
1'. [...]-mu
2'. [n ur]-bil2-[ga]-mes
3'. [...]-x
4'. ur#-e2#-dam
5'. 1(asz@c@90) lugal#-an-dul3
6'. 1(asz@c@90) en-gu2-gal
7'. [x]-me#
8'. 1(asz@c@90) nin-uszur3-mu
9'. 1(asz@c@90) nin-en#-nun
10'. 1(asz@c@90) nin#-a-zu5
11'. zadim-me
12'. dub u4-ba#
rest blank
column 3
1. x-da#-[...]
2. [...]
3. lu2#-[...]
4. 3(asz@c) AN-[...]
5. 3(asz@c) nin-[...]
6. 3(asz@c) edin#-[...]
7. 1(asz@c) [n x]-x
8. 5(asz@c) nu#-kiri6#
9. 8(asz@c)# lu2 [x]
10. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) szu#-ku6#
11. al-mu ugula
blank space
column 4
blank space
1. gesz#-kin-ti#
2. lugal-dingir-mu
3. nu-banda3
rest 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
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P325862
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P325862

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	86.0 mm × 85.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	50% (Surface: 80%)

Provenance

Provenience
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 52-03-021
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 23, 155

[Bartash2013CUSAS23] Bartash, Vitali. 2013. Miscellaneous Early Dynastic and Sargonic Texts in the Cornell University Collections. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 23. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2019-10-14 at 11:59:17	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-10-13 at 13:11:41	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 23, 155 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325862.

CUSAS 23, 155 artifact entry (No. P325862). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325862

CUSAS 23, 155 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325862 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 23, 155 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325862},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325862},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325862
LB  - CDLI:P325862
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - CUSAS 23, 155 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325862
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 23, 155 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325862.

CUSAS 23, 155 artifact entry (No. P325862). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325862

CUSAS 23, 155 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325862 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 23, 155 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325862},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325862},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325862
LB  - CDLI:P325862
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - CUSAS 23, 155 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325862
ER  -