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CUSAS 20, 163 (P322663)

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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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 48-06-161

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (groats?)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

36.0 mm × 25.0 mm × 13.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 6(disz) USZ
2. 7(disz) mes-zi
3. 5(disz) lugal-zi
4. 6(disz) lu2-banda3{da}
5. n 3(disz) {d}sud3#-[...]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. n 2(disz)#? har#-har
2'. n 4(disz) e2#-li-li
3'. [x] sanga#? e2#?-mah
4'. n 4(disz) gala-tur
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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)

Collections

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 36.0 high × 25.0 wide × 13.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description: Baked, Cornell, fall 2001.
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (groats?)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: CUSAS 20, 163

[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.

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Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CUNES 48-06-161
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Period Comments:
Middle Sargonic
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
Alternative Years:
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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
2017-03-04 at 09:54:13	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2016-01-23 at 06:27:14	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine	CDLI	Approved

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 20, 163 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P322663.

CUSAS 20, 163 artifact entry (No. P322663). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322663 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 20, 163 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322663 (Accessed: March 21, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-21]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 20, 163 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322663},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322663},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 20, 163 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P322663.

CUSAS 20, 163 artifact entry (No. P322663). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322663 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 20, 163 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322663 (Accessed: March 21, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-21]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 20, 163 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322663},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322663},
}

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DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P322663
LB  - CDLI:P322663
M1  - 2026/3/21/
TI  - CUSAS 20, 163 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P322663
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