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CUSAS 11, 016 (P323690)

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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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 49-11-003

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Allotment of wheat)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

75.0 mm × 77.0 mm × 32.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 8(asz@c) gig2 gur
2. sag
3. [n] 1(asz@c) a-RI-HI
4. 2(asz@c) ur
5. asz-pum
6. 4(asz@c) szita-mu
column 2
1. 2(asz@c) ur
2. x-da
3. 2(asz@c) ur-[...] ($ erasure $)
4. 2(asz@c) im-ga2-zu-zu
5. 2(asz@c) lu2-zi-da#?

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Collections

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 75.0 high × 77.0 wide × 32.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation: complete
Condition Description:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (Allotment of wheat)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: CUSAS 11, 16

[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.

wheat

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CUNES 49-11-003
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
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Chronology

Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) [uncertain]
Period Comments:
Pre-Sargonic
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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 12:09:53	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine	CDLI	Approved

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 11, 016 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323690.

CUSAS 11, 016 artifact entry (No. P323690). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323690

CUSAS 11, 016 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323690 (Accessed: March 25, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-25]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323690},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323690},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323690
LB  - CDLI:P323690
M1  - 2026/3/25/
TI  - CUSAS 11, 016 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323690
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 11, 016 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323690.

CUSAS 11, 016 artifact entry (No. P323690). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323690

CUSAS 11, 016 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323690 (Accessed: March 25, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-25]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323690},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323690},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323690
LB  - CDLI:P323690
M1  - 2026/3/25/
TI  - CUSAS 11, 016 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323690
ER  -