CUSAS 23, 083 (P323692)

Administrative tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 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 49-11-005

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Allotment of bread, beer and kids (?))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

78.0 mm × 68.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...]-x
2. x x x
3. en?-na?
4. x ur-x-x
5. 6(asz@c) u4 x x
6. 2(asz@c)? x x
7. n sila3 GAM-GAM
blank line
column 2
1. 1(ban2@c) 5(disz@t) SAG-KISZ
2. 5(N1) x x x
blank line
3. 2(ban2@c)# x-si-LUM#
4. 6(asz@c) 2(barig@c) igi#-nigin2 x kur
5. 6(asz@c) ur?-utu
6. 6(asz@c) ur-x
7. 6(asz@c)#? x [x]
8. [...]
column 3
1. 1(ban2@c) 5(asz@c) sila3 x-x-x
2. 1(asz@c)? 2(barig@c)? x-x
3. 1(asz@c)? inim#-x-ur?-[x]
4. 1(asz@c)? x-x
5. 3(asz@c)? x-x
rest traces
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [n] bappir GAM-GAM
2'. [n] gig
3'. 3(u@c) [...]
4'. 6(disz@t) SAG-[KISZ]
column 2
blank line
1. PA x-x
2. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) x-en#
3. [...]
4. lu2#-x
5. x-ta#
6. e3#-[a]
rest blank
column 3
blank

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (Allotment of bread, beer and kids (?))
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) Early Dynastic / Early Sargonic
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P323692
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P323692

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	78.0 mm × 68.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (Surface: 40%)

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 49-11-005
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 23, 083

[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
2022-10-01 at 07:29:18	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2015-10-03 at 11:30:54	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 23, 083 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P323692.

CUSAS 23, 083 artifact entry (No. P323692). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323692 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 23, 083 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323692 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 23, 083 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323692},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323692},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 23, 083 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P323692.

CUSAS 23, 083 artifact entry (No. P323692). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323692 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 23, 083 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323692 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 23, 083 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323692},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323692},
}

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DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P323692
LB  - CDLI:P323692
M1  - 2026/4/28/
TI  - CUSAS 23, 083 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323692
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