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CUSAS 11, 181 (P323455)

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 49-08-050

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (List of teams of asses (ansze-EREN2, ansze) with the relative fodder and the total of the allotted barley .)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

32.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(asz@c) ansze bir3 4(ban2@c)
2. 1(asz@c) ansze bir3 3(ban2@c)
3. u4 7(disz@t)-kam
4. szu-nigin2#-[bi]
column 2
1. 4(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) sze gur
2. lu2 hun-ga2-[...]-ke4
3. ba-ra-uszum
reverse
column 1
1. gir2-su{ki}
2. iti GAN2-il2-szu-gar
3. ensi2

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Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Collections

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 32.0 high × 33.0 wide × 21.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation: complete
Condition Description:
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Seal information:
unsealed
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (List of teams of asses (ansze-EREN2, ansze) with the relative fodder and the total of the allotted barley .)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: CUSAS 11, 181

[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.

barley for fodder and people

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CUNES 49-08-050
Accession No.:

Provenience

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

Chronology

Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Period Comments:
Early Dynastic / Early Sargonic
Dates Referenced:
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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
2015-05-05 at 09:52:14	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
2011-11-15 at 13:41:27	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine	CDLI	Approved

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 11, 181 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P323455.

CUSAS 11, 181 artifact entry (No. P323455). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323455 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 11, 181 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323455 (Accessed: January 23, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-23]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 181 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323455},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323455},
}

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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 11, 181 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P323455.

CUSAS 11, 181 artifact entry (No. P323455). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323455 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 11, 181 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323455 (Accessed: January 23, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-23]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 181 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323455},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323455},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P323455
LB  - CDLI:P323455
M1  - 2026/1/23/
TI  - CUSAS 11, 181 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323455
ER  -