CUSAS 11, 060 (P326090)

Administrative tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 52-08-044

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (record of garments)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

72.0 mm × 74.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz@c) bar-dul5 usz-bar
2. 3(asz@c) ki-la2-bi ma-na
3. masz
4. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}esz-pesz
5. 1(asz@c) al-mu
6. 1(asz@c) gala-tur
7. 1(asz@c) za3-mu
8. 1(asz@c) lugal-ki
9. 1(asz@c) gissu
10. 1(asz@c) su4-ma
rest of obverse blank

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (record of garments)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) Pre-Sargonic
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P326090
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P326090

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	72.0 mm × 74.0 mm × 26.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (Surface: 100%)

Provenance

Provenience	Adab (mod. Bismaya)
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 52-08-044
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 11, 60

[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.

garments

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2016-04-27 at 13:27:08	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 11, 060 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P326090.

CUSAS 11, 060 artifact entry (No. P326090). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P326090

CUSAS 11, 060 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P326090 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P326090},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P326090},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 11, 060 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P326090.

CUSAS 11, 060 artifact entry (No. P326090). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P326090

CUSAS 11, 060 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P326090 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 060 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P326090},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P326090},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P326090
LB  - CDLI:P326090
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - CUSAS 11, 060 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P326090
ER  -