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

Cite

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

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 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)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P323472
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
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine		CDLI	Approved

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).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	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},
}

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M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - CUSAS 23, 205 artifact entry
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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).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	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  -