CUSAS 11, 072 (P329214)

Administrative tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 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 48-10-056

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

60.0 mm × 63.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
erased
column 2
1. ($ erased $)
2. 2(ban2@c) szesz-pa3-da
blank space
3. 3(u@c) gesz-gi x
4. 8(asz@c) {uruda}ha-bu11-da
reverse
column 1
1. an-si
rest blank
column 2
1. 4(asz@c) udu ESZ2-da NI-su-x
2. 3(asz@c) la2 5(ban2@c) zi3 gur
3. nin-e2
4. 1(asz@c) 3(barig@c) e2-{d}asz8-gi4-DU ugula-kam
5. [...] x kusz udu x-da-ni

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P329214
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P329214

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	60.0 mm × 63.0 mm × 23.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	--

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 48-10-056
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 11, 72

[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.

various goods

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2016-04-30 at 13:16:21	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 11, 072 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P329214.

CUSAS 11, 072 artifact entry (No. P329214). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P329214

CUSAS 11, 072 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P329214 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 072 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P329214},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P329214},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
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LB  - CDLI:P329214
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - CUSAS 11, 072 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P329214
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 11, 072 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P329214.

CUSAS 11, 072 artifact entry (No. P329214). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P329214

CUSAS 11, 072 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P329214 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 072 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P329214},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P329214},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P329214
LB  - CDLI:P329214
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - CUSAS 11, 072 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P329214
ER  -