CUSAS 13, 013 (P328990)

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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Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 47-12-195

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (list of workers by profession)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz@c) ur-a2 x
2. 1(asz@c) ur-ME
3. simug-me
4. 1(asz@c) du11-ga-ni x
5. 1(asz@c) ur#-gesz
6. aszgab-me
7. 1(asz@c) lu2-banda3{da}
8. 1(asz@c) ur2-mah x
9. nagar-me
reverse
1. 1(asz@c) ur-lugal
2. ad-kup4
blank space
3. giri3-gen-na
4. ma2 nidba2#-kam

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 workers by profession)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P328990
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P328990

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
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 47-12-195
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 13, 13

[Maiocchi2010CUSAS13] Maiocchi, Massimo. 2010. Classical Sargonic Tablets Chiefly from Adab in the Cornell University Collections. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 13. 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
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
2011-11-18 at 09:59:03	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 13, 013 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P328990.

CUSAS 13, 013 artifact entry (No. P328990). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P328990 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 13, 013 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P328990 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 13, 013 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P328990},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P328990},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P328990
LB  - CDLI:P328990
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - CUSAS 13, 013 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P328990
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 13, 013 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P328990.

CUSAS 13, 013 artifact entry (No. P328990). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P328990 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 13, 013 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P328990 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 13, 013 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P328990},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P328990},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P328990
LB  - CDLI:P328990
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - CUSAS 13, 013 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P328990
ER  -