CUSAS 11, 003 (P322718)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USAMuseum Number
CUNES 48-06-250Period
ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)Provenience
Adab (mod. Bismaya)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Allotment of an unknown item measured in gur.)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
58.0 mm × 71.0 mm × 25.0 mm
tablet
obverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [x] lugal#-lal3#
column 2
beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [(x)] x
3'. 1(asz@c) sag-DU8
4'. 1(asz@c) e2-pa-e3
column 3
beginning broken
1'. [1(asz@c)] e2-pa-e3
2'. 1(asz@c) NE-zi
3'. e2-gal-gi6#?
4'. 1(asz@c) me-an-du10
5'. 1(asz@c) x-u2-u2
column 4
beginning broken
1'. [...]-zu5
2'. 1(asz@c) {d}inanna-ga2-diri
3'. 1(asz@c) ak-{d}tu
4'. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) szesz-banda3{da}
5'. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}lamma
6'. 1(asz@c) ur2-ni#
column 5
beginning broken
1'. [...]-zu5
2'. 1(asz@c) ba-x [(x)]
3'. 1(asz@c) sza3-tar x
4'. 1(asz@c) AN-ur-sag
5'. 1(asz@c) ad-da
6'. 1(asz@c) szesz-ki-na
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1. 1(asz@c) inim-ni-zi
2. 1(asz@c) munus-a2-nu-kusz2
3. 1(asz@c) lugal-su3-sze3
4. x [...]
rest broken
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) nig2-hu-bu7{bu}
2. 1(asz@c) a-ti-ti
blank space
3. sagi
4. 1(asz@c) e2-kur-pa-e3
rest broken
column 3
beginning broken
1. 1(asz@c) ni-ni
2. 1(asz@c) sza3-ta-nu-e3
3. 1(asz@c) si-x-x-x
rest broken
column 4
blank
column 5
blank
obverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [x] lugal#-lal3#
column 2
beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [(x)] x
3'. 1(asz@c) sag-DU8
4'. 1(asz@c) e2-pa-e3
column 3
beginning broken
1'. [1(asz@c)] e2-pa-e3
2'. 1(asz@c) NE-zi
3'. e2-gal-gi6#?
4'. 1(asz@c) me-an-du10
5'. 1(asz@c) x-u2-u2
column 4
beginning broken
1'. [...]-zu5
2'. 1(asz@c) {d}inanna-ga2-diri
3'. 1(asz@c) ak-{d}tu
4'. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) szesz-banda3{da}
5'. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}lamma
6'. 1(asz@c) ur2-ni#
column 5
beginning broken
1'. [...]-zu5
2'. 1(asz@c) ba-x [(x)]
3'. 1(asz@c) sza3-tar x
4'. 1(asz@c) AN-ur-sag
5'. 1(asz@c) ad-da
6'. 1(asz@c) szesz-ki-na
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1. 1(asz@c) inim-ni-zi
2. 1(asz@c) munus-a2-nu-kusz2
3. 1(asz@c) lugal-su3-sze3
4. x [...]
rest broken
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) nig2-hu-bu7{bu}
2. 1(asz@c) a-ti-ti
blank space
3. sagi
4. 1(asz@c) e2-kur-pa-e3
rest broken
column 3
beginning broken
1. 1(asz@c) ni-ni
2. 1(asz@c) sza3-ta-nu-e3
3. 1(asz@c) si-x-x-x
rest broken
column 4
blank
column 5
blank
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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 58.0 high × 71.0 wide × 25.0 thick
- Weight:
- Artifact Preservation:
- Condition Description: Baked Cornell Jan. 2002
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
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Seal information:
unsealed
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (Allotment of an unknown item measured in gur.)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: CUSAS 11, 3
[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.list of people
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: CUNES 48-06-250
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
- Elevation:
- Stratigraphic Level:
- Excavation No:
- Findspot Square:
- Findspot Comments:
- Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
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Period Comments:
unclear which part of ED period.
- Dates Referenced:
- Alternative Years:
- Date Comments:
- Accounting Period:
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2021-07-18 at 16:53:06 | Lafont, Bertrand | Atf | Lafont, Bertrand | CDLI | approved |
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| 2018-07-13 at 04:22:53 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Atf | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | CDLI | approved |
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| 2015-01-26 at 08:37:03 | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Atf | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Fitzgerald, Madeleine | CDLI | approved |
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Cite this Artifact
“CUSAS 11, 003 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322718.
CUSAS 11, 003 artifact entry (No. P322718). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322718
CUSAS 11, 003 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322718 (Accessed: August 6, 2025).
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howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322718},
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