CUSAS 27, 036 (P323528)

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 49-09-003

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (barley rations for workers by name, Shu-ilisu i3-ba)

Language(s)

Measurements

121.0 mm × 77.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [4(ban2@c)] zu-zu aszgab
2. [4(ban2@c)] a-da-lal3
3. [4(ban2@c)] puzur4-gesz-erin2
4. 1(barig@c) su-ba-ri2-a
5. 4(ban2@c) gal-isz-i-sar
6. 4(ban2@c) i-nin-me-szum
7. 4(ban2@c) ha-LUM
8. 4(ban2@c) dingir-a-zu
9. 4(ban2@c) a-mur-ru-um
10. 4(ban2@c) {d}en-ki-ka
11. 3(ban2@c) ga-la-ba
12. 3(ban2@c) ba-sza-ah-dingir
13. n ARAD2-zu-ni
14. 4(ban2@c) szu-asz3
15. 4(ban2@c) pu3-su-du10
16. 4(ban2@c) puzur4-er3-ra
17. 3(ban2@c) im6-ta2-lik
18. 4(ban2@c) szu-i3-li2-su
19. 4(ban2@c) du-du
20. 4(ban2@c) ba-ki-ki
21. 4(ban2@c) a-li-a-hu
22. 4(ban2@c) kur-mu-gam
23. 4(ban2@c) lu2-[d}inanna
24. 4(ban2@c) ra-bi2-dingir
25. [n] ri2-iz-dingir
26. [...]
column 2
1. 4(ban2@c) lugal-ad-da
2. 4(ban2@c) lu2-{d}inanna
3. [4(ban2@c)] ur-su
4. 4(ban2@c) ur-ru
5. 4(ban2@c) mes-a-DU-nu2
6. 4(ban2@c) ur2-ra-ni
7. 2(ban2@c) lu5-gu-ak
8. 3(ban2@c) szu-da-da
9. 2(ban2@c) ur-nigar _szu_ ansze
10. 2(ban2@c) ur-nigar azlag5
11. 3(ban2@c) ur-nigar simug#
12. 2(ban2@c) ur-en3 azlag
13. 2(ban2@c) ur-en3
14. 3(ban2@c) si-ir-am
15. 3(ban2@c) a-li-a-hu
16. 3(ban2@c) im6-ta2-lik
17. 3(ban2@c) ma-szum
18. 3(ban2@c) puzur4-ma-ma
19. 3(ban2@c) igi-bar
20. 3(ban2@c) a-bi-isz-ma-ni
21. 3(ban2@c) diri-um
22. 3(ban2@c) i3-li2-sa-lik
23. 3(ban2@c) bar-ra-an
24. 2(ban2@c) KA-[x]
25. 2(ban2@c) e2-a-e2#
26. 2(ban2@c) puzur4-ma-ma
27. 4(ban2@c) sa2-lim-be-li2
reverse
column 1
1. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) za-zi
2. 3(ban2@c) nu-hu-ra
3. 3(ban2@c) 2(ban2@c) nin-dalla
4. 3(ban2@c) nin-ezem
5. 3(ban2@c) a-ma-num2
6. 3(ban2@c) nin-en-nu#
7. 3(ban2@c) esz4-dar-um-mi
8. 3(ban2@c) i3-li2-ri2-zi
9. 3(ban2@c) da-ti-na
10. 3(ban2@c) i3-li2-ri2-zi min
11. 3(ban2@c) nin-ku3-zu
12. 3(ban2@c) si-ma-a-zu
13. 3(ban2@c) te-mi-tum
14. 3(ban2@c) me-me#
15. 3(ban2@c) wa-an-tum
16. 3(ban2@c) me-er-tu-i3-li2
17. 3(ban2@c) me-er-tu-am3-ma
18. 2(ban2@c) tu-li-id-esz4#-dar
19. 3(ban2@c) na-ni
20. 3(ban2@c) esz4#-dar-tu-ri2
21. 3(ban2@c) nig2-ban3-da
22. 3(ban2@c) ba-nu-nu
23. 3(ban2@c) za-al-la
24. 3(ban2@c) na-na-gu-me
25. 3(ban2@c) nin-ga2-i3-sa6
26. 3(ban2@c) sal4-ma
numeral is erased
column 2
1. [n ma]-ba-lu-sa
2. [x] dumu-ga ba-nu-nu
3. 2(ban2@c) e-na-ba-lik
4. 2(ban2@c) tul2-la
5. 2(ban2@c) me-{d}nisaba
6. 2(ban2@c) si-tu3-kul2-ti
7. 2(ban2@c) um-mi-{d}nansze
8. 2(ban2@c) si-ti-da
9. 4(ban2@c) i3-li2-isz-ta2-kal2
10. 4(ban2@c) giri3-ni
11. 4(ban2@c) ur-{d}szakkan2
12. 1(barig@c) lugal-nig2-zu
13. 1(barig@c) ur-{d}inanna
14. 4(ban2@c) inim-ma
15. 3(ban2@c) ma-szum
16. 3(ban2@c) ur-{d}utu
17. 3(ban2@c) di-i3-le
18. 1(asz@c) sze gur si-du3 lu2-edin#
19. 1(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) me-me
20. 1(asz@c) sze gur 2(disz@t) gu4 niga
blank space
21. szunigin 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) gur-mah
CuSAS 27: calculation error
22. szu-i3-li2-su i3-ba
23. sze libir e2-sze-ta e3-a
blank space
24. iti# ga-an-ga-MUN-e3

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 (barley rations for workers by name, Shu-ilisu i3-ba)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P323528
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P323528

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	121.0 mm × 77.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (Surface: 100%)

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Museum Number	CUNES 49-09-003
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 27, 36

[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
2020-09-08 at 01:25:30	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-03-31 at 07:21:08	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-03-03 at 09:52:23	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-07-28 at 14:26:57	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-06-29 at 13:31:13	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 27, 036 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323528.

CUSAS 27, 036 artifact entry (No. P323528). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323528

CUSAS 27, 036 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323528 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 27, 036 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323528},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323528},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 27, 036 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323528.

CUSAS 27, 036 artifact entry (No. P323528). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323528

CUSAS 27, 036 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323528 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 27, 036 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323528},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323528},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323528
LB  - CDLI:P323528
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - CUSAS 27, 036 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323528
ER  -