CUSAS 11, 106 (P322696)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 48-06-228

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Silver.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

31.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) ku3 gin2
2. nam-ga:esz8 ak
3. lugal-a2-szum2-ma
4. an-na-szum2
column 2
1. iti du6-ku3
reverse
blank space

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 (Silver.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) Early Dynastic / Early Sargonic
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P322696
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P322696

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	31.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 15.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	Baked Cornell Jan. 2002

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 48-06-228
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 11, 106

[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.

silver

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
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
2011-11-15 at 13:40:57	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 11, 106 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P322696.

CUSAS 11, 106 artifact entry (No. P322696). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322696 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 11, 106 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322696 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-15]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 106 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322696},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322696},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 11, 106 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P322696.

CUSAS 11, 106 artifact entry (No. P322696). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322696 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 11, 106 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322696 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-15]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 106 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322696},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322696},
}

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DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P322696
LB  - CDLI:P322696
M1  - 2026/6/15/
TI  - CUSAS 11, 106 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P322696
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