CUSAS 11, 013 (P324826)

Administrative tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Cite

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 50-03-130

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (note on an illegible item (x-da-NE))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

32.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz) (x) x-da-x
2. amar#-tilla2
column 2
blank
reverse
blank

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (note on an illegible item (x-da-NE))
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) Pre-Sargonic - Sargonic
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P324826
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P324826

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	32.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 23.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	75% (Surface: 80%)

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 50-03-130
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 11, 13

[Visicato2010CUSAS11] Visicato, Giuseppe, and Aage Westenholz. 2010. Early Dynastic and Early Sargonic Tablets from Adab in the Cornell University Collections. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 11. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

unknown goods

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2015-01-26 at 13:09:11	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 11, 013 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324826.

CUSAS 11, 013 artifact entry (No. P324826). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324826

CUSAS 11, 013 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324826 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

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	year = {2006},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324826},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 11, 013 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324826.

CUSAS 11, 013 artifact entry (No. P324826). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324826

CUSAS 11, 013 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324826 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 013 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324826},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324826},
}

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DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324826
LB  - CDLI:P324826
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - CUSAS 11, 013 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324826
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