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CUSAS 20, 185 (P323104)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 48-10-102

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Allotment of sheep (udu-ha2).)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

45.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(gesz'u@c) 3(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) 4(asz@c) udu hi-a
2. udu la2-ia3
3. kusz-bi ib2-ta-zi
4. udu gu7-a-bi
reverse
1. ib2-ta-zi
2. udu durunx(|KU.KU|)-na-bi ib2-ta-zi
3. ($ erasure $)
4. gu2 an-gar
5. mu en-en al-dab5-a
left
1. nig2-ka9-bi al-ak

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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): 45.0 high × 38.0 wide × 18.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation: complete
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
unsealed
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (Allotment of sheep (udu-ha2).)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: CUSAS 20, 185

[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.

livestock

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CUNES 48-10-102
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Period Comments:
Middle Sargonic
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00 (year name)
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

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
2017-04-09 at 12:53:59	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	CDLI	Approved
2016-01-24 at 12:57:02	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	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, 185 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P323104.

CUSAS 20, 185 artifact entry (No. P323104). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323104 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 20, 185 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323104 (Accessed: March 22, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-22]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 20, 185 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323104},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323104},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 20, 185 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P323104.

CUSAS 20, 185 artifact entry (No. P323104). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323104 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 20, 185 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323104 (Accessed: March 22, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-22]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 20, 185 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323104},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323104},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P323104
LB  - CDLI:P323104
M1  - 2026/3/22/
TI  - CUSAS 20, 185 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323104
ER  -