CUSAS 20, 060 (P328979)

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

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 47-12-184

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (List of distribution to geme2)

Language(s)

Measurements

39.0 mm × 28.0 mm × 12.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(asz@c) geme2
en: 2 female workers
2. du-du uz-ga#
en: who went to the uzga priest
3. 1(asz@c) dumu-munus ur-kal
en: one girl, Ur-Kal
4. 1(asz@c) ugula
en: the overseer
5. ma-ma-um-mi
en: Mama-ummi
6. 2(asz@c) geme2 du-du
en: 2 female workers who went
7. 1(asz@c) geme2 u3-ni
en: 1 female worker, Uni
reverse
1. 1(asz@c) ugula
en: the overseer
2. nin-ad2-gal
en: Nin-adgal
3. 2(asz@c) geme2 du-du
en: 2 female workers who went
4. 1(asz@c) ugula
en: the overseer
5. nin-dalla
en: Nin-dalla
6. 2(asz@c) geme2 du-du
en: 2 female workers who went
7. 1(asz@c) ugula
en: the overseer
8. nin-nig2-zu
en: Nin-nigzu

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 (List of distribution to geme2)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P328979
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P328979

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	39.0 mm × 28.0 mm × 12.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	Baked, Cornell, January 2002.

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 47-12-184
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 20, 60

[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.

personnel of the overseers of weavers

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
2022-06-09 at 11:07:26	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-01-09 at 12:16:54	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, 060 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P328979.

CUSAS 20, 060 artifact entry (No. P328979). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P328979 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 20, 060 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P328979 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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	year = {2022},
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	title = {CUSAS 20, 060 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P328979},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P328979},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 20, 060 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P328979.

CUSAS 20, 060 artifact entry (No. P328979). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P328979 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 20, 060 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P328979 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 20, 060 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P328979},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P328979},
}

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DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
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LB  - CDLI:P328979
M1  - 2026/10/23/
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