CUSAS 13, 050 (P323940)

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 49-13-123

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (record on the purchase of an item with the indication of the value of the barley in silver (u4-ba sze ku3), on amounts of barley, measured in gur-sag-gal2, and of another item (gur-al-x) with its equivalent in silver (ku3-bi))

Language(s)

Measurements

56.0 mm × 42.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. nig2-sa10 x [...]
2'. u4-ba sze ku3 1(asz@c)#? [1/2(asz@c)? gin2?]
3'. 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) al-ag2#
4'. ku3-bi 7(disz) gin2
5'. 1(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) e2 nam-tar-re2-ta
6'. ur#-dingir-tur
7'. mu# 1(disz@t)-kam
8'. 6(asz@c)# sze gur sag-gal2
9'. [u4?]-ba#? sze ku3 1(asz@c) gin2
reverse
1. [1(asz@c)] gur al-ag2#
2. ku3#-bi 5(disz) gin2 la2 igi 6(disz) sze# 6(disz)
3. lu2-dingir-ra
4. mu 2(disz@t)-kam-ma-ka
blank space
5. szunigin 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) sze gur sag-gal2
6. ku3-bi 1(u@c) 3(disz) gin2 n [...]
7. szu [ba-ti]
8. pu6-ta [...]
9. [...]
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 (record on the purchase of an item with the indication of the value of the barley in silver (u4-ba sze ku3), on amounts of barley, measured in gur-sag-gal2, and of another item (gur-al-x) with its equivalent in silver (ku3-bi))
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P323940
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P323940

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	56.0 mm × 42.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	50% (Surface: 70%)

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 49-13-123
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 13, 50

[Maiocchi2010CUSAS13] Maiocchi, Massimo. 2010. Classical Sargonic Tablets Chiefly from Adab in the Cornell University Collections. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 13. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-03-03 at 09:52:15	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-05-05 at 09:52:22	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2013-08-20 at 08:03:32	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Cripps, Eric L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-11-18 at 09:58:50	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 13, 050 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323940.

CUSAS 13, 050 artifact entry (No. P323940). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323940

CUSAS 13, 050 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323940 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 13, 050 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323940},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323940},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323940
LB  - CDLI:P323940
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - CUSAS 13, 050 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323940
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 13, 050 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323940.

CUSAS 13, 050 artifact entry (No. P323940). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323940

CUSAS 13, 050 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323940 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 13, 050 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323940},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323940},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323940
LB  - CDLI:P323940
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - CUSAS 13, 050 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323940
ER  -