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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

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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)

Collections

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 43.0 high × 39.0 wide
Weight:
Artifact Preservation: 75%
Condition Description:
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Seal information:
unsealed
Artifact comments:

Text Information

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

Related publications

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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CUNES 49-13-120
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Period Comments:
Classical Sargonic
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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

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Cite this Artifacts

“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: March 13, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-13]},
	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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Cite this Artifacts

“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: March 13, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-13]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 19, 146 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323937},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323937},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323937
LB  - CDLI:P323937
M1  - 2026/3/13/
TI  - CUSAS 19, 146 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323937
ER  -