CUSAS 11, 049 (P323201)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 48-12-087

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (list of allotment of barley and cereal products (zi3, zi3-gu, munu4-si))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

51.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(barig@c) dabin gur#
2. 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) zi3 gug2
3. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) zi3 sig15
4. 2(barig@c) 5(ban2@c) bappir#?
5. [n] 1(barig@c) munu4 gaz
6. [...]-AN-AN
7. [...]
column 2
1. gen-na
2. a-x x
blank space
3. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) [...] gur
4. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) nig2#-ar3-ra
5. 1(asz@c) 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) munu4-si
6. 1(asz@c) 2(ban2@c) dabin
7. 1(barig@c) zi3 gug2
8. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) zi3# gug2

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (list of allotment of barley and cereal products (zi3, zi3-gu, munu4-si))
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) Pre-Classical Sargonic
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P323201
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P323201

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	51.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	75% (Surface: 80%)

Provenance

Provenience	Adab (mod. Bismaya)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Museum Number	CUNES 48-12-087
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 11, 49

[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.

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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-03-04 at 09:54:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-04-27 at 00:25:14	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 11, 049 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323201.

CUSAS 11, 049 artifact entry (No. P323201). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323201

CUSAS 11, 049 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323201 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-06]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 049 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323201},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323201},
}

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DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
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LB  - CDLI:P323201
M1  - 2026/10/6/
TI  - CUSAS 11, 049 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 11, 049 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323201.

CUSAS 11, 049 artifact entry (No. P323201). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323201

CUSAS 11, 049 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323201 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-06]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 049 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323201},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323201},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323201
LB  - CDLI:P323201
M1  - 2026/10/6/
TI  - CUSAS 11, 049 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323201
ER  -