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CUSAS 11, 256 (P323071)

Legal 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

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 48-10-069

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (river ordeal A river ordeal with witnesses.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

48.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. dumu ARAD2-da
2. KA-zi-da
3. igi KA-ku3-ga-ni
4. sagi
5. igi a-ki-ag2-sze3
6. igi {d}en-lil2-la2-sze3
7. igi dumu ne-sag szitim
8. igi ur2-ni lu2-mah-sze3
9. igi ur-gu nu-banda3-sze3
column 2
1. igi lu2-kisal-e#-[sze3]
2. igi lu2-szesz-ni-sze3
3. igi lu2-kal-sze3
4. szesz inim-ma nu-banda3-sze3
5. igi tir-ni-su
6. aga3-us2
7. a2-kal-le-sze3
reverse
column 1
1. bara2-{d}utu-ka
2. KA-zi-da-ke4
3. {d}i7-ta
4. im-ta-e3
5. x [...]
6. x [...]
column 2
1. id-gur2
or a2-gam?; id-gur2 is a small vessel
2. sukkal lugal
3. maszkim-bi3

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)

Collections

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 48.0 high × 38.0 wide × 17.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation: 75%
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
unsealed
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Legal (river ordeal A river ordeal with witnesses.)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: CUSAS 11, 256

[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.

river ordeal

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CUNES 48-10-069
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) [uncertain]
Period Comments:
Early Sargonic
Dates Referenced:
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2022-10-01 at 07:29:18	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2012-11-26 at 12:22:07	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Atf	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	approved
2011-11-15 at 13:41:19	Brumfield, Sara	Atf	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Fitzgerald, Madeleine	CDLI	approved

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 11, 256 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P323071.

CUSAS 11, 256 artifact entry (No. P323071). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323071 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 11, 256 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323071 (Accessed: December 11, 2025).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-11]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 256 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323071},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323071},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P323071
LB  - CDLI:P323071
M1  - 2025/12/11/
TI  - CUSAS 11, 256 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323071
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 11, 256 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P323071.

CUSAS 11, 256 artifact entry (No. P323071). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323071 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 11, 256 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323071 (Accessed: December 11, 2025).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-11]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 256 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323071},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323071},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P323071
LB  - CDLI:P323071
M1  - 2025/12/11/
TI  - CUSAS 11, 256 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323071
ER  -