CUSAS 19, 070 (P329098)

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 48-02-138

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (allotment of sheep (udu, udu-u2, sila4) and goats (masz2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...]
2. [n] ur#-[{d}]inanna#? tug2#-du8
3. [n] udu# lugal-{me}me3-a zadim
4. 1(asz@c) udu# 1(asz@c) sila4# udu kur e2-muhaldim
5. 1(asz@c) udu# e2-di-ku5
6. 1(asz@c) udu maszkim du8-du8-a
7. 1(asz@c) udu ha-za-har#? x gada# NIG2# ba-de2
8. 1(asz@c)# udu# [...] x x
9. [n] 2(asz@c) udu# niga# x [...]
10. [...] x
11. [...]
reverse
1. [...]
2. [...]-lugal#
3. 2(asz@c) udu gan#-gaba-x
4. 1(asz@c) udu niga 1(asz@c) sila4
5. e2#-muhaldim
6. 1(asz@c) udu niga# n masz2#
7. u2#-da-tum#
8. 2(asz@c)# udu u2 1(asz@c) masz2
9. e2#-muhaldim
10. [...]-za#-ki#-am3#

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 (allotment of sheep (udu, udu-u2, sila4) and goats (masz2))
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P329098
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P329098

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

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 48-02-138
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 19, 70

[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	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 19, 070 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P329098.

CUSAS 19, 070 artifact entry (No. P329098). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P329098 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 19, 070 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P329098 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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	year = {2022},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P329098},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 19, 070 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P329098.

CUSAS 19, 070 artifact entry (No. P329098). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P329098 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 19, 070 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P329098 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 19, 070 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P329098},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P329098},
}

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LB  - CDLI:P329098
M1  - 2026/4/10/
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