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CUSAS 20, 334 (P323770)

Administrative tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 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 49-12-014

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (allotment of barley(?))

Language(s)

Measurements

55.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(asz@c) ziz2 gur-mah
2. ziz2 szu-esz4-dar x GAN2-kam
3. sza3#-bi-ta
4. 1(asz@c) ur-szul 1(asz@c) la2 3(ban2@c) x
5. 1(asz@c) la2 4(ban2@c) a-ba-an-da 1(barig@c) x
6. 3(barig@c) ur-sa6 3(ban2@c) x
7. 2(ban2@c) en-[...]
8. 1(ban2@c) u2-[...]
9. e2-[...]
reverse
1. [...]
2. ba-zi#
3. 5(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) [...] x
4. 1(asz@c) [...] gur-mah
5. e2-nig2-gur11 ba#-ku4#?
blank space
6. iti esz2-gar3-ra szu-gar

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Collections

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 55.0 high × 39.0 wide × 16.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation: 75%
Condition Description:
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Seal information:
unsealed
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (allotment of barley(?))
Language(s):

Related publications

primary: CUSAS 20, 334

[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.

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Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CUNES 49-12-014
Accession No.:

Provenience

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

Chronology

Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Period Comments:
Middle Sargonic / Classical Sargonic
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-03-18 at 13:45:58	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	Dahl, Jacob L.	Approved
2022-10-01 at 07:29:18	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2016-02-04 at 12:31:17	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, 334 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P323770.

CUSAS 20, 334 artifact entry (No. P323770). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323770 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 20, 334 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323770 (Accessed: March 28, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-28]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 20, 334 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323770},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323770},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 20, 334 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P323770.

CUSAS 20, 334 artifact entry (No. P323770). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323770 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 20, 334 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323770 (Accessed: March 28, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-28]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 20, 334 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323770},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323770},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P323770
LB  - CDLI:P323770
M1  - 2026/3/28/
TI  - CUSAS 20, 334 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323770
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