CUSAS 11, 010 (P323689)

Administrative tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 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 49-11-002

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (List of groups of workers characterized by the name of their profession (engar, ma2-gur8, ru, lu2-ansze-lah4 en) or by the that of their assignee (sag-d.aszgix.gi4-da, lugal-KA-gal2-la))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

77.0 mm × 78.0 mm × 35.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(gesz2@c) la2 7(asz@c) [...]-x gal-gal
2. 3(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) [...]-lum-sag#?
rest broken
column 2
1. 4(u@c) 2(asz@c) ma2-gur8
2. 4(u@c) RU
3. 4(u@c) 4(asz@c) gesz-kin-ti
4. [...]
5. za3-szu2
column 3
1. 3(u@c) 4(asz@c) engar
2. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) lu2 ansze lah4
3. iri#?
4. 3(u@c) lugal-a2-mah
5. 5(u@c) n a-RI-HI
column 4
1. [x]+n(u@c) la2 [n] ur-{d}esz-pesz
2. asz-pum
3. 3(u@c) 2(asz@c) sag-{d}asz8-gi4-da
4. 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) szita-mu#
5. 9(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) u8#-[...]
column 5
1. [n] 1(asz@c) szesz-ul4-gal
2. 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) lugal-inim-gal2-la
3. [n] 2(u@c) 6(asz@c) 2(barig@c) nita#-tur
reverse
column 1
broken
column 2
blank
column 3
1. szu-nigin2
2. [...]
3. [...]
blank space
column 4
1. [an]-sze3-gu2
2. [n] 2(gesz2@c) [...]
blank space

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (List of groups of workers characterized by the name of their profession (engar, ma2-gur8, ru, lu2-ansze-lah4 en) or by the that of their assignee (sag-d.aszgix.gi4-da, lugal-KA-gal2-la))
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) Pre-Sargonic
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P323689
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P323689

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	77.0 mm × 78.0 mm × 35.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (Surface: 90%)

Provenance

Provenience	Adab (mod. Bismaya)
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 49-11-002
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 11, 10

[Visicato2010CUSAS11] Visicato, Giuseppe, and Aage Westenholz. 2010. Early Dynastic and Early Sargonic Tablets from Adab in the Cornell University Collections. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 11. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-03-04 at 09:54:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2016-04-23 at 03:41:31	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 11, 010 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323689.

CUSAS 11, 010 artifact entry (No. P323689). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323689

CUSAS 11, 010 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323689 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 010 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323689},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323689},
}

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M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - CUSAS 11, 010 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 11, 010 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323689.

CUSAS 11, 010 artifact entry (No. P323689). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323689

CUSAS 11, 010 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323689 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 010 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323689},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323689},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323689
LB  - CDLI:P323689
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - CUSAS 11, 010 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323689
ER  -