CUSAS 20, 286 (P322806)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 48-07-112

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Alotment of silver, wool, and sesame.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

41.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) ku3 gin2
2. ama-<me>-um-zi-e
3. sag-e KA-a
4. ur-da sag#-e#-sze3#
5. e-la2
6. 3(asz@c) siki ma-[na]
7. 4(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze-gesz-[i3]
reverse
1. gesz-sza3-e
2. ama-me-um-zi-ra#
3. e-na-szum2
  rest blank

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Alotment of silver, wool, and sesame.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Middle Sargonic
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P322806

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 41.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 22.0 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 48-07-112
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: CUSAS 20, 286

    [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.

    silver, wool, and sesame


Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2022-10-01 at 07:29:18 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2020-09-07 at 03:00:40 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2016-02-01 at 12:03:41 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 20, 286 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P322806.
CUSAS 20, 286 artifact entry (No. P322806). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322806 (Original work published 2006)
CUSAS 20, 286 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322806 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322806},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 20, 286 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P322806.
CUSAS 20, 286 artifact entry (No. P322806). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322806 (Original work published 2006)
CUSAS 20, 286 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322806 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322806},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322806},
}

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