CUSAS 27, 018 (P323555)

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 49-09-030

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (small cattle and (by-products?))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

67.0 mm × 43.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) u8_
2. _3(u@c)# udu-nita2_
3. _6(asz@c) kir11_
4. _4(asz@c) sila4 nita2_
5. _5(u@c) 3(asz@c) ud5_
6. _4(asz@c) {munus}asz2-gar3_
7. _3(asz@c) _masz2-gal_
blank line
8. _szunigin 1(gesz2@c) 5(u@c) 1(asz@c) udu-hi-a_
9. _szunigin 1(gesz2@c) ud5-hi-a_
10. erin#-da-ni _sipa_
reverse
1. _la2 1(u) sila4 sza3-du10 ia3_
2. _la2 1(u) masz2 sza3-du10 ia3_
3. _la2 1(u) sila3 i3-nun ia3_
4. _la2-ia3_ erin-da-ni
blank space
5. _im-ma-kam#_
incised lightly in the blank space
6. szu-i3-li2-su
7. _nig2-ka9-bi e-ak_
8. _7(disz)# ma-na siki-kur_
9. _[1(asz@c)] gu2 3(u) ma-na siki_
10. erin-da-ni _i3-la2_

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 (small cattle and (by-products?))
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P323555
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P323555

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	67.0 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 49-09-030
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 27, 18

[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
2017-02-15 at 20:05:27	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2017-02-15 at 20:03:49	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2016-06-25 at 13:09:03	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, 018 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323555.

CUSAS 27, 018 artifact entry (No. P323555). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323555

CUSAS 27, 018 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323555 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

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	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 27, 018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323555},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323555},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 27, 018 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323555.

CUSAS 27, 018 artifact entry (No. P323555). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323555

CUSAS 27, 018 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323555 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 27, 018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323555},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323555},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323555
LB  - CDLI:P323555
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - CUSAS 27, 018 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323555
ER  -