CUSAS 20, 026 (P329191)

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 48-06-188

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Copper items including diadems (musz3))

Language(s)

Measurements

44.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(asz@c) musz3 uruda ma-na
2. sza3-bi-ta
3. 1(asz@c) szu-la2 uruda
4. ki-la2-bi 1(asz@c) ma-na
5. 1(asz@c) sim uruda
6. [ki-la2-bi n] gin2#
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
blank line
1'. szunigin DU-DU
2'. szunigin-bi 4(disz@t) 1/2(disz) gin2 [x]
3'. lugal-zi DU MUN

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 (Copper items including diadems (musz3))
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P329191
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P329191

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	44.0 mm × 44.0 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 48-06-188
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 20, 26

[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.

copper

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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:18	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2016-01-05 at 12:13:31	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 Artifact

“CUSAS 20, 026 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P329191.

CUSAS 20, 026 artifact entry (No. P329191). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P329191 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 20, 026 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P329191 (Accessed: May 4, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-04]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 20, 026 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P329191},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P329191},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P329191
LB  - CDLI:P329191
M1  - 2026/5/4/
TI  - CUSAS 20, 026 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P329191
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 20, 026 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P329191.

CUSAS 20, 026 artifact entry (No. P329191). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P329191 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 20, 026 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P329191 (Accessed: May 4, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-04]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 20, 026 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P329191},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P329191},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P329191
LB  - CDLI:P329191
M1  - 2026/5/4/
TI  - CUSAS 20, 026 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P329191
ER  -