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CUSAS 20, 088 (P323087)

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

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 48-10-085

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Allotment of barley.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

46.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 8(gesz2@c) 6(asz@c) sze gur
2. u3-mu-ne2-ne2-e
3. a-gesztin
4. in-na-szum2
reverse
blank

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Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
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Collections

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 46.0 high × 41.0 wide × 18.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation: complete
Condition Description:
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Seal no.:
Seal information:
unsealed
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (Allotment of barley.)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: CUSAS 20, 88

[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.

barley

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CUNES 48-10-085
Accession No.:

Provenience

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

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) [uncertain]
Period Comments:
Middle Sargonic
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
Alternative Years:
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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
2016-01-24 at 21:51:56	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine	CDLI	Approved

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 20, 088 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P323087.

CUSAS 20, 088 artifact entry (No. P323087). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323087 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 20, 088 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323087 (Accessed: March 4, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-04]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 20, 088 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323087},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323087},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 20, 088 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P323087.

CUSAS 20, 088 artifact entry (No. P323087). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323087 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 20, 088 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323087 (Accessed: March 4, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-04]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 20, 088 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323087},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323087},
}

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DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P323087
LB  - CDLI:P323087
M1  - 2026/3/4/
TI  - CUSAS 20, 088 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323087
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