CUSAS 23, 082 (P323288)

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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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 49-02-123

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 from Adda.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

60.0 mm × 65.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [n] sze [sa10] GAN2
2. [me]-unu#{ki}-ge-si
3. e2-ki sze ku3 in-na-szum2
4. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) [(n)] nig2-sa10 siki-[(x)]-kam
5. [...]-x-PA-[...]-sag
6. [...]-ba
  blank line
7. [n gin2 ku3]-dim2
8. [n] 3(barig@c) sze gur
column 2
1. ur-{d}immax(|GA2xSIG7.ME|)
2. dam-gar3-ra i3-na-szum2
3. 4(asz@c) gin2 ku3-dim2
4. 2(barig@c) {d}szara2#-bad3
5. ur-{d}lum-ma-ba
6. 3(barig@c) u2-u2
7. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) nig2-sa10 muszen
8. 2(ban2@c) dam {d}immax(|GA2xSIG7.ME|)-bad3-kam
9. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) e2 umma{ki}-ka bar-ta
column 3
1. i3-gal2-am6
2. me-unug#[{ki}-ge-si]
3. ba-de6
4. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}immax(|GA2xSIG7.ME|)
5. dam-gar3-ra
6. 2(barig@c) me-unu{ki}-ge-si
7. <ur>-lu2-ra i3-na-szum2
8. u4-ba ur-lu2-ra umma{ki} mu-ti
9. 5(asz@c) sze gur
10. ad-da [(x)]
reverse
column 1
1. szesz-ni-ra
2. i3-na#-szum2#
3. szu-nigin2-bi
4. 2(u@c) 5(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) sze gur
5. 4(u@c)# 3(asz@c) 3(barig@c) sze gur
6. lugal#-KA
7. lu2-e2-duru5-ke4
8. me-unu{ki}-ra
9. mu-na-szum2
10. 1(u@c)# [n] sze gur
column 2
1. engar
2. szu-ni-dingir-ke4
3. mu-na-szum2
4. 3(asz@c) sze dingir-i3-kusz2-kam
5. NAM2-a-mu
6. mu-na-szum2
7. 3(u@c) sze gur
8. e2 iri bar-ta
9. ba#-de6
  blank line
column 3
  blank space
1. 5(asz@c) sze gur
2. ad-da
3. ba-de6-a
4. me-unu{ki} [...] gur#
  rest broken

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 60.0 high × 65.0 wide
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: 75%
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: CUSAS 23, 082

    [Bartash2013CUSAS23] Bartash, Vitali. 2013. Miscellaneous Early Dynastic and Sargonic Texts in the Cornell University Collections. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 23. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CUNES 49-02-123
  • Accession No.:

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

  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) [uncertain]
  • Period Comments:

    Early Dynastic / Early Sargonic

  • Dates Referenced:
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-10-01 at 07:29:18 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2019-02-12 at 10:27:17 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2015-10-17 at 12:36:23 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CUSAS 23, 082 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P323288.
CUSAS 23, 082 artifact entry (No. P323288). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323288 (Original work published 2006)
CUSAS 23, 082 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323288 (Accessed: June 19, 2025).
@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-19]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 23, 082 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323288},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323288},
}


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