CUSAS 20, 264 (P323100)

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 48-10-098

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (wood allotment)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

46.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) {gesz}dib(LAK780)
2. 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) {gesz}u3
blank space
3. lugal-ku3-ra
4. an-na-szum2
reverse
blank

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 (wood allotment)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) Middle Sargonic
Dates Referenced	00.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P323100
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P323100

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	46.0 mm × 39.0 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 48-10-098
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 20, 264

[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.

wooden products

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
2016-01-30 at 13:03:10	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 20, 264 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P323100.

CUSAS 20, 264 artifact entry (No. P323100). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323100 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 20, 264 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323100 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 20, 264 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P323100.

CUSAS 20, 264 artifact entry (No. P323100). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323100 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 20, 264 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323100 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 20, 264 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323100},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323100},
}

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M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - CUSAS 20, 264 artifact entry
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