CUSAS 20, 389 (P323316)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), 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 49-02-152

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (barley and other? paid by boatmen)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

38.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(asz@c) sze gur sag-gal2
2. a-zu!-zu ma2-lah5#
3. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) ur-{d}nanna# ma2#-lah5# (x-x)
4. 4(asz@c)# ur-gesz ma2#-lah5
5. 2(asz@c) ur#-{d}en#-ki# ma2#-lah5#
6. 5(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) lugal-temen-si ma2-lah5
7. 5(asz@c) lugal-pirig ma2-lah5
reverse
1. 2(asz@c) u3-tur bahar2
blank space
2. szu-nigin2 3(u@c) 3(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) sze gur sag-gal2
3. sze la2-ia3 ma2-lah5-ne-kam
4. lugal-zi dub-[sar]

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 (barley and other? paid by boatmen)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P323316
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P323316

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	38.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 15.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	75% (Surface: 90%)

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. uncertain)
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 49-02-152
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 20, 389

[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.

arrears of barley by the sailors

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2016-02-07 at 10:15:33	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, 389 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323316.

CUSAS 20, 389 artifact entry (No. P323316). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323316

CUSAS 20, 389 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323316 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 20, 389 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323316.

CUSAS 20, 389 artifact entry (No. P323316). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323316

CUSAS 20, 389 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323316 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 20, 389 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323316},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323316},
}

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M1  - 2026/4/12/
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