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CUSAS 20, 391 (P323980)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), 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 49-14-028

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (allotment of barley to male and female people)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

42.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 13.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze gur nin9-nin9
2. 4(asz@c) lugal-e2
3. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ur-{gesz}gigir2
4. 2(asz@c) 2(ban2@c) me-e2
5. [n] 1(asz@c) ma2#-lah5
6. 2(asz@c) [...]-tur
7. [n] 3(ban2@c) lu2-ur
reverse
1. 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) lugal-kisal#
2. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) du11-ga-ni
3. 5(ban2@c) a-tesz2
4. 5(ban2@c) nu-dim2-ma
5. 5(ban2@c) geme2-sila
6. 5(ban2@c) nin-igi-tab-ba
7. 5(ban2@c) nin-giri17-zal

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): 42.0 high × 27.0 wide × 13.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation: complete
Condition Description:
Join Information:
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Seal information:
unsealed
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (allotment of barley to male and female people)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: CUSAS 20, 391

[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.

barley

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CUNES 49-14-028
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
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Chronology

Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Period Comments:
Classical Sargonic
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
Alternative Years:
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Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-03-04 at 09:54:13	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2016-02-07 at 12:15:55	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Fitzgerald, Madeleine	CDLI	approved

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 20, 391 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323980.

CUSAS 20, 391 artifact entry (No. P323980). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323980

CUSAS 20, 391 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323980 (Accessed: January 22, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-22]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 20, 391 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323980},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323980},
}

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M1  - 2026/1/22/
TI  - CUSAS 20, 391 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 20, 391 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323980.

CUSAS 20, 391 artifact entry (No. P323980). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323980

CUSAS 20, 391 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323980 (Accessed: January 22, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-22]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 20, 391 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323980},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323980},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323980
LB  - CDLI:P323980
M1  - 2026/1/22/
TI  - CUSAS 20, 391 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323980
ER  -