CUSAS 11, 057 (P323696)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 49-11-010

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (uncertain)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

40.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(u@c) ninda lugal-sza3
2. nu-banda3
3. 1(u@c) [...]
4. [...]
5. 5(asz@c) [...]
column 2
1. 4(asz@c) x-mu-DU
2. 5(asz@c) en#-kur-ra

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 (uncertain)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) Pre-Sargonic
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P323696
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P323696

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	40.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	75% (Surface: 30%)

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 49-11-010
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 11, 57

[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	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2016-04-27 at 13:26:31	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 Artifact

“CUSAS 11, 057 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323696.

CUSAS 11, 057 artifact entry (No. P323696). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323696

CUSAS 11, 057 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323696 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).

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	month = {apr 6},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323696},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 11, 057 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323696.

CUSAS 11, 057 artifact entry (No. P323696). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323696

CUSAS 11, 057 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323696 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 057 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323696},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323696},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323696
LB  - CDLI:P323696
M1  - 2026/6/14/
TI  - CUSAS 11, 057 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323696
ER  -