CUSAS 20, 036 (P323405)

Letter 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 49-05-079

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (Letter-order of lugal-a-mu to e2-ur2-[bi], about travel arrangements for the scribe Adda. It contains an oath to Dingirmah and Ishkur.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

47.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. lugal-a-mu#
2. na#-be2-a
3. e2#-sig4#-[ra]
4. u3#-na-du11
5. ma2 nig2-sa-ha
6. GUR8-la-BI
7. zi3 he2-la2-e
8. ad-da
reverse
1. dub-sar
2. he2-da-du
3. mu dingir-mah
4. mu {d}iszkur
5. an-pa3
6. kasz ba-ra-na8-na8
7. ma2-ba nig2#? en-na bi2-la2

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)	Letter (Letter-order of lugal-a-mu to e2-ur2-[bi], about travel arrangements for the scribe Adda. It contains an oath to Dingirmah and Ishkur.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P323405
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P323405

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	47.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 18.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (Surface: 100%)

Provenance

Provenience	Adab (mod. Bismaya)
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 49-05-079
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 20, 36

[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.

letter order

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
2022-03-30 at 11:58:47	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	CDLI	Approved
2016-01-06 at 12:43:05	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, 036 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P323405.

CUSAS 20, 036 artifact entry (No. P323405). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323405 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 20, 036 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323405 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).

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	year = {2022},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323405},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 20, 036 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P323405.

CUSAS 20, 036 artifact entry (No. P323405). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323405 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 20, 036 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323405 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 20, 036 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323405},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323405},
}

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PY  - 2022
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M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - CUSAS 20, 036 artifact entry
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