CUSAS 23, 205 (P323472)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 49-08-067

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (school text: literary text School text with nearly the same three or four lines repeated: “he came back (and) he killed him; Ama-uszumgal came back (and) killed im. After he had killed him in the steppeland, after Amauszumgal had killed him in the steppeland”.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

50.0 mm × 43.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. nam-gi
2. mu-u9
3. {d}ama-uszumgal#
4. nam-gi
5. mu-u9#
6. edin#-na# edin#-na
7. u3-mu-ni-u9-ge-de3
8. {d}ama-uszumgal
reverse
1. edin-na
2. u3-mu-ni-<u9>-ge-de3
  rest blank

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (school text: literary text School text with nearly the same three or four lines repeated: “he came back (and) he killed him; Ama-uszumgal came back (and) killed im. After he had killed him in the steppeland, after Amauszumgal had killed him in the steppeland”.) School text
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P323472

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 50.0 mm × 43.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation complete (Surface: 100%)

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 49-08-067
Accession Number

References

  • primary: CUSAS 23, 205

    [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 Project Reviewer Status Action
2015-10-17 at 09:26:01 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 23, 205 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323472.
CUSAS 23, 205 artifact entry (No. P323472). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323472
CUSAS 23, 205 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323472 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323472},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 23, 205 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323472.
CUSAS 23, 205 artifact entry (No. P323472). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323472
CUSAS 23, 205 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323472 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 23, 205 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323472},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323472},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323472
LB  - CDLI:P323472
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - CUSAS 23, 205 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323472
ER  - 
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