CUSAS 19, 088 (P323982)

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 49-14-030

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)

Sumerian

Measurements

32.0 mm × 30.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(ban2@c) sze sa2-du11
2. sipa-an-ne2
3. 1(ban2@c) ab-du
4. 1(ban2@c) {d}mes-lam-ta-e3-a
reverse
blank space
1. szu ba-ti
blank space

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 (Allotment of barley.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P323982
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P323982

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	32.0 mm × 30.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (Surface: 100%)

Provenance

Provenience	Adab (mod. Bismaya)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Museum Number	CUNES 49-14-030
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 19, 88

[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	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
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 Artifacts

“CUSAS 19, 088 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323982.

CUSAS 19, 088 artifact entry (No. P323982). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323982

CUSAS 19, 088 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323982 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 19, 088 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323982.

CUSAS 19, 088 artifact entry (No. P323982). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323982

CUSAS 19, 088 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323982 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 19, 088 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323982},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323982},
}

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LB  - CDLI:P323982
M1  - 2026/4/11/
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