CUSAS 11, 187 (P323009)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 48-09-100

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (barley, Ensi)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

45.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 5(u@c) 4(asz@c) sze gur
2. 5(asz@c) sze sahar gur
3. 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) 4(asz@c) [n] ziz2 gur
4. sa2#-du11#-ta
5. x sag-zi-ra
6. ur#-{d}nusku
column 2
1. ugula-e2-ke4
2. in-na-ag2
blank space
3. e2# be-li2-li2-kam
4. iti szu-gar-kam
reverse
column 1
1. ensi2
2. a-za-bu3-ta
3. ba-ex(|DU6xDUxKASKAL|)-am6

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (barley, Ensi)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P323009
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P323009

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	45.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (Surface: 100%)

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 48-09-100
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 11, 187

[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.

barley and emmer

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2022-10-01 at 07:29:18	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
2011-11-15 at 13:41:15	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, 187 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P323009.

CUSAS 11, 187 artifact entry (No. P323009). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323009 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 11, 187 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323009 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323009},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 11, 187 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P323009.

CUSAS 11, 187 artifact entry (No. P323009). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323009 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 11, 187 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323009 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 187 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323009},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323009},
}

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