CUSAS 19, 084 (P432404)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 47-07-002

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze gur si-[sa2]
2. KA-bi 2(barig@c) la2 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
3. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) 7(disz) sila3 sze [...]
4. KA-bi 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) la2 2(disz) [n] sila3#
5. 3(ban2@c) lugal-x-TUG2#
6. [...]
7. iti a2-ki-[ti-ta]
8. iti ab-e3#-[zi-ga-sze3]
9. [...]
10. [...] KA-bi [...]
11. iti ga2-udu-[ur4]
12. 3(asz@c) 2(barig@c) [...]
13. iti du6-[ku3]
14. 2(ban2@c) di-{d}[utu]
15. 1(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) 5/6(disz) ur-mes
16. iti ga2-udu-ur4
17. szunigin 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) la2 1(ban2@c) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur sa2-du11
18. sze szu-ti-am3
reverse
1. 2(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) 5(disz) sila3 sze sa2-du11
2. u4 1(u) 5(disz) a#-ra2# 2(disz)-kam
3. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gur
4. u4 1(u) 6(disz) ge6-<an>-na-kam
5. iti a2#-ki-[ti]
6. 9(asz@c) la2 4(ban2@c) 5(disz) sila3 sze# [gur]
7. iti ab-e3-zi#-[ga-ta]
8. iti ga2#-[utu-ur4-sze3]
9. iti du6-[ku3]
blank space
10. szunigin 1(u@c) [n ...]
11. gu7-a [en-e2]
12. iti a2#-[ki-ti-ta]
13. iti du6-[ku3-sze3]
14. diri 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) [...]
15. di-{d}[utu]

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
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P432404
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P432404

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
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 47-07-002
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 19, 84

[Maiocchi2012CUSAS19] Maiocchi, Massimo, and Giuseppe Visicato. 2012. Classical Sargonic Tablets Chiefly from Adab in the Cornell University Collections. Part II. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 19. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

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
2018-07-11 at 15:56:31	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-03-03 at 09:52:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2012-11-29 at 14:45:03	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2012-10-30 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 19, 084 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P432404.

CUSAS 19, 084 artifact entry (No. P432404). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P432404 (Original work published 2012)

CUSAS 19, 084 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P432404 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

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	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 19, 084 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P432404},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P432404},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 19, 084 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P432404.

CUSAS 19, 084 artifact entry (No. P432404). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P432404 (Original work published 2012)

CUSAS 19, 084 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P432404 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 19, 084 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P432404},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P432404},
}

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PY  - 2022
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LB  - CDLI:P432404
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - CUSAS 19, 084 artifact entry
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