CUSAS 19, 120 (P328937)

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 47-11-051

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(ban2@c) zi3 imgaga a#-ga-de3{ki}
2. e2#-gal#-sze3 u4 sa2-du11#
3. u3# szah2 niga
4. 1(ban2@c)# 2(disz) sila3 dabin
5. [n] sila3# zi3-gu
6. [a]-hu#-|GISZxERIN2|
reverse
1. [n] sila3 sze
2. [n] sila3 zi3-gu
3. ha-an-ti
blank space
4. zi-ga

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) Classical Sargonic
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P328937
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P328937

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

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 47-11-051
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 19, 120

[Maiocchi2012CUSAS19] Maiocchi, Massimo, and Giuseppe Visicato. 2012. Classical Sargonic Tablets Chiefly from Adab in the Cornell University Collections. Part II. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 19. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

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
2012-11-29 at 14:45:03	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 19, 120 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P328937.

CUSAS 19, 120 artifact entry (No. P328937). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P328937 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 19, 120 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P328937 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

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	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 19, 120 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P328937},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P328937},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 19, 120 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P328937.

CUSAS 19, 120 artifact entry (No. P328937). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P328937 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 19, 120 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P328937 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 19, 120 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P328937},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P328937},
}

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DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P328937
LB  - CDLI:P328937
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - CUSAS 19, 120 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P328937
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