CUSAS 27, 126 (P323532)

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 49-09-007

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (barley rations for workers by name, 'in gur7 igi Adab.ki')

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

104.0 mm × 82.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(asz@c) sze gur a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
2. 3(asz@c) sze gur a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
3. ur-ib2-la2
4. 2(asz@c) sze gur a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
5. 3(asz@c) sze gur a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
6. a-gesztin
7. 2(asz@c) sze gur a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
8. 3(asz@c) sze gur a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
9. {d}en-lil2-le
10. 2(asz@c) sze gur a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
11. 3(asz@c) sze gur a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
12. nu-ur2-dingir
13. 2(asz@c) sze gur a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
14. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) sze gur a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
15. u2-da-ad
16. 1(asz@c) sze gur a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
17. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c)# sze# gur a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
18. na-bi2-[um]
19. 2(asz@c) sze gur a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
20. 3(asz@c) sze gur# [a]-ra2# 2(disz)-kam
column 2
1. du11-ga-ni
2. _u3_ ur-dingir-ra
3. 2(asz@c) sze gur a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
4. 3(asz@c) sze gur a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
5. ur-{d}inanna _u3_ {d}en-lil2-la2
6. 2(asz@c) sze gur a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
7. 3(asz@c)# sze gur a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
8. ur-[x]
9. 2(asz@c) sze gur a-ra2 [1(disz)-kam]
10. 2(asz@c) sze gur a-ra2 [2(disz)-kam]
11. i-zi-lum _u3_ i3-li2-tab#-ba#
12. 2(asz@c) sze gur i-wi-um
13. 2(asz@c) sze gur {d}gesz-erin2-kal
14. 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) sze gur
15. na-bi2-um dumu ib
16a. [1(asz@c)] sze gur a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
16b. sza3-ba 3(barig) 3(ban2) du11-ga-ni diri-am3
17a. 1(u@c) sze gur a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
17b. a-na ze2-a-tim
lines 16b and 17b written with smaller signs
18. szu-i3-li2-su#
reverse
column 1
1. 1(u@c) sze gur ur-{d}[x (x)]
2. 1(u@c) sze gur ma-szum# [...]
3. [n] sze su-[...]
4. [n] 3(ban2@c) sze u2-a
5. [n] 3(ban2@c) sze zi-ib-zu-ni
6. 2(barig@c) [n(ban2@c) sze] ur-dam sipa
7. 2(barig@c) sze geme2# wu#-zum-be-li2
8. 3(asz@c) sze gur i-mi-dingir
9. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) geme2# lugal#-iti#-da
10. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) 5(disz) sze gur x x x
11. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur [...]
12. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) sze# [gur ...]
13. [n sze] gur da-da
14. [n(asz@c)] 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) sze gur dam szu-asz3
15. [n] 3(ban2@c) sze gur ARAD-e-bum
16. 3(ban2@c) sze# a-ha-tum geme2 sanga
17. 2(barig@c) sze wu-zum-lugal-ri2
18. 1(asz@c) sze [gur] IM-a
19. 2(barig@c) sze dingir-KA-me-er
20. 2(asz@c)# sze gur be-li2-[...]
21. 1(asz@c) sze gur i-mu#?-[...]
column 2
blank space
1. szunigin 2(u@c) [n(barig@c) n(ban2@c)] sze gur
2. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
3. szunigin 1(u@c)# 2(asz@c) sze gur
4. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
5. engar-engar# _im-hu-[ru]_
6. szunigin 2(u@c) 2(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) sze gur
7. ARAD2 lugal
8. _[im]-hu-ru_
9. [...] x
10. e2-[x]
11. _isz-de3_ szu-i3-li2#-su#
blank space
12. _in_ guru7
13. szi adab{ki}
14. e3#-a

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, 'in gur7 igi Adab.ki')
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P323532
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P323532

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	104.0 mm × 82.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	75% (Surface: 80%)

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 49-09-007
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 27, 126

[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 01:39:19	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI	Approved
2017-03-03 at 09:52:15	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2016-07-14 at 10:16:35	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, 126 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323532.

CUSAS 27, 126 artifact entry (No. P323532). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323532

CUSAS 27, 126 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323532 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 27, 126 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323532},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323532},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 27, 126 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323532.

CUSAS 27, 126 artifact entry (No. P323532). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323532

CUSAS 27, 126 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323532 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 27, 126 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323532},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323532},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323532
LB  - CDLI:P323532
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - CUSAS 27, 126 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323532
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