CUSAS 11, 004 (P329264)

Administrative tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 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 50-03-101?

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

42.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) lugal-pa-e3
2. 1(asz@c) dal-la
3. 1(asz@c) az-za
4. [1(asz@c)] a#-da-gal
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) ur-dam-gal-la
single ruling

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P329264
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P329264

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	42.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	--

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 50-03-101?
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 11, 4

[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	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2016-04-19 at 12:10:01	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 11, 004 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P329264.

CUSAS 11, 004 artifact entry (No. P329264). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P329264

CUSAS 11, 004 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P329264 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P329264},
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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 11, 004 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P329264.

CUSAS 11, 004 artifact entry (No. P329264). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P329264

CUSAS 11, 004 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P329264 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P329264},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P329264},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P329264
LB  - CDLI:P329264
M1  - 2026/4/25/
TI  - CUSAS 11, 004 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P329264
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