CUSAS 23, 203 (P323467)

Literary tablet 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 49-08-062

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (school text: literary text ? literary text (?))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

61.0 mm × 67.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [x] UD#-UD# [...]
3. e2#?-munu4 [x x]
4. [x]-gu-[x]-li#
5. ta2-ka2-li-li#
6. dam dur2-ra-ni-du10
7. ama ka5-a nar
8. dim2 dam# dur2#-du10#
rest blank
column 2
beginning broken
1'. [...]-na-[...]
2'. GA2-{d}nanna#
3'. gu4-an-sze3 gal2
4'. li-EZEM-EZEM#
blank line
5'. gu4 DU-DU
6'. x-x-x-[x]
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
blank line
1'. {d#}nanna#
2'. {d#}nanna#
3'. GA2-{d}[nanna]
4'. [...]
column 2
beginning broken
1'. [...]-DU#-kam#
2'. x-[x] dam-zu#
rest broken

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)	Literary (school text: literary text ? literary text (?)) School text
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P323467
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P323467

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	61.0 mm × 67.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	75% (Surface: 40%)

Provenance

Provenience
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 49-08-062
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 23, 203

[Bartash2013CUSAS23] Bartash, Vitali. 2013. Miscellaneous Early Dynastic and Sargonic Texts in the Cornell University Collections. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 23. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

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
2015-10-17 at 09:25:10	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 23, 203 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P323467.

CUSAS 23, 203 artifact entry (No. P323467). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323467 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 23, 203 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323467 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 23, 203 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P323467.

CUSAS 23, 203 artifact entry (No. P323467). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323467 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 23, 203 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323467 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 23, 203 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323467},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323467},
}

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