CUSAS 11, 150 (P329109)

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 48-04-080

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

43.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 4(u@c) 5(asz@c) sze gur#
2. lugal-nita
3. dumu ur-lu2
4. muhaldim#?
5. 2(u@c) [n ...]
6. [...]
column 2
1. 7(asz@c) iri-zi
2. dam ad-da
3. 1(u@c) ur-{d}en-ki
4. e2-A-KI
5. [...] ur#-USZ-KA
6. [e2]-tur
reverse
column 1
1. [1(gesz2@c)] 4(u@c) 2(asz@c) szu-nigin2-bi
2. na-ni
3. an-na-szum2
4. e2-{d}nin-mug-kam
5. [e2]-igi-[nim]-kam
column 2
1. di-{d}utu
2. nu-banda3

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) Early Dynastic / Early Sargonic
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P329109
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P329109

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	43.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 20.0 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 48-04-080
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 11, 150

[Visicato2010CUSAS11] Visicato, Giuseppe, and Aage Westenholz. 2010. Early Dynastic and Early Sargonic Tablets from Adab in the Cornell University Collections. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 11. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

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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, CDLI	Approved
2011-11-15 at 13:41:46	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 11, 150 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P329109.

CUSAS 11, 150 artifact entry (No. P329109). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P329109 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 11, 150 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P329109 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 150 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P329109},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P329109},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 11, 150 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P329109.

CUSAS 11, 150 artifact entry (No. P329109). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P329109 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 11, 150 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P329109 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 150 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P329109},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P329109},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P329109
LB  - CDLI:P329109
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - CUSAS 11, 150 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P329109
ER  -