CUSAS 11, 076 (P322786)

Administrative tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 48-07-092

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Uncertain. Something about an ensi2.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

26.0 mm × 26.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1'. x [...]
2'. [GAR]-ensi2#
3'. al-DU
column 2
1'. ur-[...]
2'. maszkim#-[bi]
3'. u4 [...]
reverse
  (destroyed)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Uncertain. Something about an ensi2.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) [uncertain]
Period uncertain.
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P322786

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 26.0 mm × 26.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
Baked Cornell Jan. 2002

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 48-07-092
Accession Number

References

  • primary: CUSAS 11, 76

    [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.

    unknown goods


Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-11-15 at 13:41:01 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI Approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 11, 076 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322786.
CUSAS 11, 076 artifact entry (No. P322786). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322786
CUSAS 11, 076 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322786 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322786},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 11, 076 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322786.
CUSAS 11, 076 artifact entry (No. P322786). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322786
CUSAS 11, 076 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322786 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 076 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322786},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322786},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P322786
LB  - CDLI:P322786
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - CUSAS 11, 076 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P322786
ER  - 
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