CUSAS 11, 083 (P323460)

Business / Contracts 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

Cite

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 49-08-055

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (sale contract barley for loan and purchase)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

40.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze gur
2. sze ur5 sukkal-a-kam
3. nig2-sa10
4. lugal-an-dul3
5. dumu kas4-e-ki-ag2-kam
column 2
1. nin-dingir-ra2
2. ama-ni
3. an-na-[szum2]
4. lugal#-ab#-[...]
reverse
blank space

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)	Legal > Business / Contracts (sale contract barley for loan and purchase)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) Early Dynastic / Early Sargonic
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P323460
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P323460

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	40.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	50% (Surface: 60%)

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 49-08-055
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 11, 83

[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.

purchase of a slave

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
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
2012-05-28 at 12:58:52	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
2011-11-15 at 13:41:28	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 11, 083 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P323460.

CUSAS 11, 083 artifact entry (No. P323460). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323460 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 11, 083 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323460 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 083 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323460},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323460},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 11, 083 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P323460.

CUSAS 11, 083 artifact entry (No. P323460). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323460 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 11, 083 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323460 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 083 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323460},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323460},
}

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DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P323460
LB  - CDLI:P323460
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - CUSAS 11, 083 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323460
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