CUSAS 19, 146 (P323937)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 49-13-120

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (barleyallotment of various cereal products (kasz, ninda, ninda-gu, ni3-ar3-ra) and of barley for asses (ansze-ku2) , bulls (am) and shepherd of asses (sipa-ansze), with the summary of the assigned barley measured in gur-a-ga-de3.ki)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

43.0 mm × 39.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. 3(asz@c)# kasz
2'. en-ra-ra
3'. 1(gesz2@c) ninda 6(disz) ninda gu
4'. 3(asz@c) kasz
5'. 1(ban2@c) 5(disz) sila3 sze ansze gu7
6'. 1(ban2@c)# nig2-ar3-ra am
reverse
1. [...] x am#
2. 1(u@c)# 1(asz@c)# sipa ansze 3(disz) ninda 1(disz@45) sila3-ta
blank space
3. [szunigin n] la2 2(disz) sila3 dabin [gur] a#-ga-de3{ki}
4. zi#-ga
5. inim#-ma
rest broken

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (barleyallotment of various cereal products (kasz, ninda, ninda-gu, ni3-ar3-ra) and of barley for asses (ansze-ku2) , bulls (am) and shepherd of asses (sipa-ansze), with the summary of the assigned barley measured in gur-a-ga-de3.ki)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) Classical Sargonic
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P323937
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P323937

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	43.0 mm × 39.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	75% (Surface: 80%)

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 49-13-120
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 19, 146

[Maiocchi2012CUSAS19] Maiocchi, Massimo, and Giuseppe Visicato. 2012. Classical Sargonic Tablets Chiefly from Adab in the Cornell University Collections. Part II. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 19. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-03-03 at 09:52:16	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2012-11-29 at 14:45:03	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 19, 146 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323937.

CUSAS 19, 146 artifact entry (No. P323937). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323937

CUSAS 19, 146 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323937 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

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	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323937},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 19, 146 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323937.

CUSAS 19, 146 artifact entry (No. P323937). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323937

CUSAS 19, 146 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323937 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 19, 146 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323937},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323937},
}

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DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323937
LB  - CDLI:P323937
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - CUSAS 19, 146 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323937
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