CUSAS 20, 018 (P328972)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 47-12-175

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Quantities and names, and quantities and titles; record of distribution of barley.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

44.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) gu2 gu
2. sanga-an-ne2
3. 2(asz@c) KA-bi
4. 1(asz@c) lu2-kin-du3-a
5. 1(asz@c) iszib sukkal e2-du10
6. 1(asz@c) iszib sukkal nig2-ka9
7. 1(asz@c) simug-gal
8. 2(asz@c) nagar-gal
9. 2(asz@c) aszgab-gal
10. 2(asz@c) tug2-du8-gal
11. 1(asz@c) ad-kup4-gal
12. 1(asz@c) lu2-nig2-na-ga
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) lu2-sa6
2. 1(asz@c) lugal-{d}sud3-de3
3. 1(asz@c) szusz3 ensi2
4. 1(asz@c) ugula {gesz}gu-za#-[la2]
5. 1(asz@c) ugula {gesz}gigir2
6. 1(asz@c) a2-ni-ta
7. 1(asz@c) ur-dingir-ra
8. 1(asz@c) a-mur-um
9. 1(asz@c) igi-du
blank space
10. szunigin 2(u@c)# [4(asz@c) gu2 gu]
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. maszkim#
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 (Quantities and names, and quantities and titles; record of distribution of barley.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P328972
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P328972

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	44.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 18.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	Baked, Cornell, fall 2001.

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 47-12-175
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 20, 18

[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.

fibres

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
2020-09-09 at 03:35:30	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-03-03 at 09:52:17	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-01-04 at 13:32:17	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, 018 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P328972.

CUSAS 20, 018 artifact entry (No. P328972). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P328972 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 20, 018 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P328972 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

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	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 20, 018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P328972},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P328972},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 20, 018 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P328972.

CUSAS 20, 018 artifact entry (No. P328972). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P328972 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 20, 018 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P328972 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 20, 018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P328972},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P328972},
}

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LB  - CDLI:P328972
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - CUSAS 20, 018 artifact entry
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