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CUSAS 11, 021 (P323450)

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 49-08-045

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Allotment of silver for the return of singers (nar) and asses (ansze) with the indication of the receiver and the supplier of the silver , and a long list of witnesses.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

63.0 mm × 62.0 mm × 28.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1/3(disz@c) 5(asz@c) ku3 gin2
2. ku3 ab2 aga3-gi4-am3
3. 1(u@c) ku3 gin2
4. ku3 ansze aga3-gi4-am3
column 2
1. [...] x
2. ugula#
3. lugal-abba2-mu
4. lu2-nig2-bara4-ga-da
5. an-da-tuku
6. e2-munu4-ka
7. ku3-bi
column 3
1. nig2-ka9-bi
2. al-ak
3. ur-{gesz}gigir2
4. dub-sar-bi
5. a-ne-da
6. isz-me-i3-lum
reverse
column 1
1. muhaldim
2. ur-{d}{sze3}szer7-da#
3. azlag
4. ne-sag
5. kas4-ta-e3-a
6. nigar
7. mu#-[...]
column 2
1. ur-{d}en-lil2
2. dub-sar
3. lu2-ki-inim-ma-bi-me

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)

Collections

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 63.0 high × 62.0 wide × 28.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation: 75%
Condition Description:
Join Information:
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Seal information:
unsealed
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (Allotment of silver for the return of singers (nar) and asses (ansze) with the indication of the receiver and the supplier of the silver , and a long list of witnesses.)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: CUSAS 11, 21

[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.

loan contract of silver

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CUNES 49-08-045
Accession No.:

Provenience

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

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Period Comments:
Pre-Sargonic
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2016-04-23 at 03:41:18	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Fitzgerald, Madeleine		CDLI	approved

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 11, 021 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323450.

CUSAS 11, 021 artifact entry (No. P323450). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323450

CUSAS 11, 021 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323450 (Accessed: January 13, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-13]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323450},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323450},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323450
LB  - CDLI:P323450
M1  - 2026/1/13/
TI  - CUSAS 11, 021 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323450
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 11, 021 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323450.

CUSAS 11, 021 artifact entry (No. P323450). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323450

CUSAS 11, 021 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323450 (Accessed: January 13, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-13]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323450},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323450},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323450
LB  - CDLI:P323450
M1  - 2026/1/13/
TI  - CUSAS 11, 021 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323450
ER  -