CUSAS 11, 133 (P322870)

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 48-08-142

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Note on n amount of oxen hides (kusz gu4-gisz).)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

31.0 mm × 34.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) kusz gu4-gesz
2. ad-da
3. 1(asz@c) kusz gu4#-gesz#
4. du#-du
column 2
1. szu-a gi4-am3
2. iti du6-ku3
reverse
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Note on n amount of oxen hides (kusz gu4-gisz).)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P322870

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 31.0 mm × 34.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation complete (Surface: 90%)

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 48-08-142
Accession Number

References

  • primary: CUSAS 11, 133

    [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.

    hides of bull

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-10-01 at 07:29:18 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI Approved View
2011-11-15 at 13:41:07 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 Artifact

“CUSAS 11, 133 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P322870.
CUSAS 11, 133 artifact entry (No. P322870). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322870 (Original work published 2006)
CUSAS 11, 133 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322870 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 133 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322870},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322870},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 11, 133 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P322870.
CUSAS 11, 133 artifact entry (No. P322870). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322870 (Original work published 2006)
CUSAS 11, 133 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322870 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 133 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322870},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322870},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P322870
LB  - CDLI:P322870
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - CUSAS 11, 133 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P322870
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