CUSAS 20, 124 (P329167)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 48-06-163

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Allotment of containers (GA2xZI) of fish and dates)

Language(s)

Measurements

41.0 mm × 28.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz@c) gurdub ku6
2. 1(asz@c) gurdub zu2-lum
3. dingir#-sipa
4. 2(asz@c) gurdub ku6
5. i3-lu-gar3
6. szu-ku6
7. 1(asz@c) gurdub gamurx(LAK490)
8. 1(asz@c) gurdub zu2-lum
9. 1(asz@c) sila3 mun#?
10. [...]
reverse
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [n gurdub zu2]-lum
4. [...]
5. 1(asz@c) [gurdub] zu2-lum
6. szu-pu2-um
7. 1(asz@c) gurdub ku6
8. 1(asz@c) gurdub zu2-lum
9. szu-i2 IB
10. [n] gurdub ku6 u2-a
11. dumu ur-da-da#

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 containers (GA2xZI) of fish and dates)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P329167
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P329167

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	41.0 mm × 28.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	Baked, Cornell, fall 2001.

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 48-06-163
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 20, 124

[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.

foodstuffs

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
2016-01-20 at 13:47:25	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 20, 124 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P329167.

CUSAS 20, 124 artifact entry (No. P329167). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P329167 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 20, 124 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P329167 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

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	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 20, 124 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P329167},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P329167},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 20, 124 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P329167.

CUSAS 20, 124 artifact entry (No. P329167). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P329167 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 20, 124 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P329167 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 20, 124 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P329167},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P329167},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P329167
LB  - CDLI:P329167
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - CUSAS 20, 124 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P329167
ER  -