CUSAS 23, 129 (P323683)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 49-09-158

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

Measurements

83.0 mm × 31.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. n 1(asz@c) ku6 [...]
2'. 1(asz@c) gu2 [...]
3'. 1(asz@c) dug i3-nun [...]
4'. 8(asz@c) szagan x i3 du10-[ga]
5'. [...]
6'. [...] x [...]
7'. [n] bappir sag10 [...]
8'. [n] bappir gen [...]
9'. 1(asz@c) munu4 gur [...]
10'. 1(asz@c) zu2-lum# gur#
11'. 4(asz@c) mu-DU# [...]
12'. 1(asz@c) dug kur-ku-du3 x
13'. [...]
14'. [n] x kun-[zi]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. n 2(u@c) gu2 gu-gada#
2'. 1(u@c) szeg12 naga
3'. 2(barig@c) mun
4'. 3(barig@c) gazi
5'. 1(barig@c) _zi-bi2-bi2-a-nu_
6'. 3(u@c) da-nagar DUB
7'. 2(u@c) da-nagar su3
8'. [...]-BU#-BU#
9'. [...]-al#-su
10'. [...]
11'. [x x] AN x [...]
12'. 3(u@c) ba-an-gal2#
13'. 3(u@c) dug kur-ku#-du3 su3# [...]
blank space

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 [identification uncertain]
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P323683
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P323683

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	83.0 mm × 31.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	fragment

Provenance

Provenience	Adab (mod. Bismaya)
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 49-09-158
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 23, 129

[Bartash2013CUSAS23] Bartash, Vitali. 2013. Miscellaneous Early Dynastic and Sargonic Texts in the Cornell University Collections. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 23. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-03-04 at 09:54:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-10-10 at 13:51:00	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 23, 129 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323683.

CUSAS 23, 129 artifact entry (No. P323683). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323683

CUSAS 23, 129 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323683 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).

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	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 23, 129 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323683},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323683},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 23, 129 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323683.

CUSAS 23, 129 artifact entry (No. P323683). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323683

CUSAS 23, 129 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323683 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-05]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 23, 129 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323683},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323683},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323683
LB  - CDLI:P323683
M1  - 2026/10/5/
TI  - CUSAS 23, 129 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323683
ER  -