CUSAS 27, 085 (P323489)

Administrative 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 49-08-084

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Foodstuffs (a goat, some baskets of dates, fish, etc.)apparently distributed to five (or six?) persons.)

Language(s)

Measurements

66.0 mm × 40.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz@c) masz2 kur niga#
2. 3(asz@c) gurdub-gal# zu2-lum saga
3. 5(asz@c) gurdub-gal ku6 ab#-ba
4. 2(asz@c) gurdub [x] x ra#
5. 3(asz@c) gurdub [x]-du us2
6. szu-i3-li2-su
7. 3(asz@c) gurdub ku6# ubi#
8. 2(asz@c) gurdub zu2
9. ma-ma
reverse
1. [1(asz@c)] gurdub ku6#
2. 1(asz@c) gurdub zu2
3. be-li2-kur
4. 1(asz@c) gurdub ku6
5. 1(asz@c) gurdub zu2
6. a-bum-dingir
7. 1(asz@c) gurdub ku6
8. 1(asz@c) gurdub zu2-lum
9. sa2-lim-be-li2
10. 2(asz@c) ku6 ubi
11. DU-DU-ba

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)	Administrative (Foodstuffs (a goat, some baskets of dates, fish, etc.)apparently distributed to five (or six?) persons.)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P323489
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P323489

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	66.0 mm × 40.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	75% (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 49-08-084
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 27, 85

[Milano2015CUSAS27] Milano, Lucio, and Aage Westenholz. 2015. The “Šuilisu Archive” and Other Sargonic Texts in Akkadian. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS) 27. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2016-07-24 at 18:44:06	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2016-07-09 at 12:54:29	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 27, 085 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323489.

CUSAS 27, 085 artifact entry (No. P323489). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323489

CUSAS 27, 085 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323489 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 27, 085 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323489.

CUSAS 27, 085 artifact entry (No. P323489). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323489

CUSAS 27, 085 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323489 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 27, 085 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323489},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323489},
}

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LB  - CDLI:P323489
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - CUSAS 27, 085 artifact entry
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