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CUSAS 20, 349 (P323693)

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 49-11-006

Period

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

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Allotment of acommodity written GU4xGU4.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

54.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(asz@c) [...]
2. lam-ma?
3. 2(asz@c) su#-tu-il
4. 2(asz@c) {d}asz8-gi-ur-sag
5. 2(asz@c) lugal-kur-nu
column 2
1. 2(asz@c) x-a2-nu-kusz2
2. 2(asz@c) dingir-nu-me-a
3. 2(asz@c) isin2-ki-du10
4. 2(asz@c) u3-dar-asz
5. 2(asz@c)# lu2-gesztin
column 3
blank
reverse
blank

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)

Collections

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 54.0 high × 54.0 wide × 25.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation: 75%
Condition Description:
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Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (Allotment of acommodity written GU4xGU4.)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: CUSAS 20, 349

[Pomponio2015CUSAS20] Pomponio, Francesco, and Giuseppe Visicato. 2015. Middle Sargonic Tablets Chiefly from Adab in the Cornell University Collections. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 20. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

unknown items, perhaps personnel

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CUNES 49-11-006
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) [uncertain]
Period Comments:
Pre-Sargonic
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2020-09-08 at 14:07:01	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI	Approved
2016-02-05 at 08:09:35	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 20, 349 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323693.

CUSAS 20, 349 artifact entry (No. P323693). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323693

CUSAS 20, 349 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323693 (Accessed: March 22, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-22]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 20, 349 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323693},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323693},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 20, 349 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323693.

CUSAS 20, 349 artifact entry (No. P323693). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323693

CUSAS 20, 349 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323693 (Accessed: March 22, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-22]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 20, 349 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323693},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323693},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323693
LB  - CDLI:P323693
M1  - 2026/3/22/
TI  - CUSAS 20, 349 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323693
ER  -