CUSAS 11, 056 (P324827)

Administrative tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 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 50-03-131

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (allotment of barley)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

37.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 25.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u@c)? 1(barig@c)? 2(ban2@c)? sze gur#? ba-zi
2. szuruppak{ki#}
3. [n] 6(asz@c)#? 2(barig@c) [x] AN
4. ba#-de6#?
column 2
1. 6(asz@c) 5(ban2@c) gu2#-du3# x
2. 2(asz@c)#? 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) x?
3. 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) lu2# ba#?-me#?
4. 3(barig@c)#? [...]
column 3
  blank
reverse
  blank

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 37.0 high × 37.0 wide × 25.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: 75%
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    unsealed

  • Artifact comments:


  • primary: CUSAS 11, 56

    [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.

    loan barley


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  • Museum No.: CUNES 50-03-131
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Period Comments:

    Pre-Sargonic - Sargonic

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2015-01-28 at 13:52:18 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 11, 056 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324827.
CUSAS 11, 056 artifact entry (No. P324827). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324827
CUSAS 11, 056 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324827 (Accessed: August 5, 2025).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-05]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324827},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324827},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324827
LB  - CDLI:P324827
M1  - 2025/8/5/
TI  - CUSAS 11, 056 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324827
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 11, 056 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324827.
CUSAS 11, 056 artifact entry (No. P324827). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324827
CUSAS 11, 056 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324827 (Accessed: August 5, 2025).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-05]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324827},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324827},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324827
LB  - CDLI:P324827
M1  - 2025/8/5/
TI  - CUSAS 11, 056 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324827
ER  - 
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