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

Cite

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)

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P322786
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
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine		CDLI	Approved

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).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	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  -