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CUSAS 13, 116 (P323570)

Administrative tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), 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

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Museum Collection(s)

Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Museum Number

CUNES 49-09-045

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (sheep zi-ga-am3)

Language(s)

Measurements

57.0 mm × 44.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(asz@c) udu niga
2. 3(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) udu
3. e2-muhaldim
4. 1(asz@c) udu niga 2(asz@c) ninda gug2 1(ban2@c)#
5. 2(asz@c) kasz
6. dingir-kal szu-gal5-la2#
7. 1(asz@c) sila4 nin-dingir {d}nin-szubur
8. 1/2(asz@c) udu en {d}iszkur-me
reverse
1. 1(asz@c) udu {d}giri3-e-pa5
2. 2(asz@c) udu e2-sze3 an-kux(KWU636)
3. 1(u@c) ninda ne-sag |UMBINxLU|
4. szar-ru-i3-li2
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5. szunigin 3(asz@c) udu niga 8(asz@c) udu
6. szunigin 2(asz@c) ninda gug2 1(ban2@c) 2(asz@c) kasz
7. szunigin 1(u@c) ninda ne-sag |UMBINxLU|
8. zi-ga-am3

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)

Collections

Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 57.0 high × 44.0 wide
Weight:
Artifact Preservation: complete
Condition Description:
Join Information:
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Seal information:
unsealed
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (sheep zi-ga-am3)
Language(s):

Related publications

primary: CUSAS 13, 116

[Maiocchi2010CUSAS13] Maiocchi, Massimo. 2010. Classical Sargonic Tablets Chiefly from Adab in the Cornell University Collections. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 13. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CUNES 49-09-045
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Period Comments:
Classical Sargonic
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-03-03 at 09:52:20	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
2011-11-18 at 09:58:45	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine	CDLI	Approved

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 13, 116 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323570.

CUSAS 13, 116 artifact entry (No. P323570). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323570

CUSAS 13, 116 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323570 (Accessed: March 22, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-22]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 13, 116 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323570},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323570},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323570
LB  - CDLI:P323570
M1  - 2026/3/22/
TI  - CUSAS 13, 116 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323570
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 13, 116 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323570.

CUSAS 13, 116 artifact entry (No. P323570). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323570

CUSAS 13, 116 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323570 (Accessed: March 22, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-22]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 13, 116 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323570},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323570},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323570
LB  - CDLI:P323570
M1  - 2026/3/22/
TI  - CUSAS 13, 116 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323570
ER  -