CUSAS 20, 022 (P323301)

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 49-02-137

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (oil containers)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

78.0 mm × 58.0 mm × 24.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 5(asz@c) i3 dug 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) sila3
2. lugal-iri
3. 4(asz@c) i3 dug 4(disz@t) sila3
4. ur-{d}asz8-gi4
5. 1(asz@c) i3 dug lugal-nita2-zi
6. 1(asz@c) i3 dug sza3-ga-ni-su13#
7. 1(u@c) i3 sila3 2(barig@c) ga-ar3#
8. lugal-he2#
9. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) i3 sila3 1(barig@c) ga#-[ar3]
10. lugal-ezem#
11. 2(asz@c)#? i3-sila3 4(ban2@c) ga#-[ar3]
reverse
1. ur-nita2-zi#
2. i3 zi-ga#-[am3]

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 78.0 high × 58.0 wide × 24.0 thick
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  • Artifact Preservation: 75%
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  • primary: CUSAS 20, 22

    [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.

    ghee and cheese

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  • Museum No.: CUNES 49-02-137
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  • Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
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  • Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
  • Period Comments:

    Early Sargonic / Middle Sargonic

  • Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2022-10-01 at 07:29:18 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2016-01-05 at 12:13:05 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 20, 022 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P323301.
CUSAS 20, 022 artifact entry (No. P323301). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323301 (Original work published 2006)
CUSAS 20, 022 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323301 (Accessed: July 8, 2025).
@misc{2023CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {CUSAS 20, 022 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323301},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323301},
}


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