CUSAS 13, 114 (P329192)

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 48-06-189

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Quantities of barley etc. in each of eleven months. Names of months given according to Adab calendar.)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [n] sze gur si-sa2
4. nam#-ni sze lu2-mah
5. 6(asz@c) sze gur mah
6. lugal-nita-zi sze be-li2-gu2
7. 7(asz@c) e2 ur-{d}inanna#
8. 6(asz@c) me-{sa2}sag7
9. 2(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) sze gur si-sa2 e2-gibil
10. 1(asz@c) sze gur {d}nin-szubur
11. 2(barig@c) ur-{d}{asz}aszgi{gi4}#
12. 6(asz@c) sze gur mah me-{sa2}sag7
13. 6(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ga2-kalam
14. [ki iti ga2-udu]-ur4#-a-ta
reverse
1. [iti] ab#-e3-zi-ga
2. 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) bappir 2(barig@c) munu4 4(asz@c)# kasz saga
3. 1(u@c) sze gur iti du6-ku3
4. 1(u@c) la2# 1(asz@c) sze gur iti nig2-{gesz}kiri6
5. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) sze gur iti# mu-tir
6. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) sze gur iti szubax(|MUSZ3xZA|)-nun
7. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) sze gur iti ezem-{d}nin-mug
8. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) sze gur iti sze-sag11-ku5
9. 7(asz@c) sze gur# iti sze-gurx(|SZE&SZE.KIN|)#-a 1(asz@c) munu4#
10. 4(asz@c) sze gur 1(asz@c) munu4
11. iti esz2-gar3-szu-gar
blank space
12. [...]
13. [...]

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 (Quantities of barley etc. in each of eleven months. Names of months given according to Adab calendar.)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P329192
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P329192

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
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 48-06-189
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 13, 114

[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
2021-07-26 at 10:27:30	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Lafont, Bertrand	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-11-18 at 09:59:11	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 13, 114 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P329192.

CUSAS 13, 114 artifact entry (No. P329192). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P329192

CUSAS 13, 114 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P329192 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 13, 114 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P329192},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P329192},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P329192
LB  - CDLI:P329192
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - CUSAS 13, 114 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P329192
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 13, 114 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P329192.

CUSAS 13, 114 artifact entry (No. P329192). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P329192

CUSAS 13, 114 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P329192 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 13, 114 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P329192},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P329192},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P329192
LB  - CDLI:P329192
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - CUSAS 13, 114 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P329192
ER  -