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CUSAS 11, 024 (P324839)

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 50-03-143

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (record of amounts of wheat (gig) in relationship wih parcels of field)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

54.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 31.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
  traces
column 2
1. n x [...]
2. 1(u@c)#? 1(asz@c)#? gesz#-kin-ti
column 3
  blank
reverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz2@c) 6(asz@c) 2(barig@c) gig gur#
2. aga3#-gi4#
3. x x (x)
column 2
  blank
column 3
1. gu2-[an-sze3] 2(u@c) 2(barig@c) x gur#
2. aga3#-gi4#
3. iri#

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 54.0 high × 50.0 wide × 31.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: complete
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    unsealed

  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (record of amounts of wheat (gig) in relationship wih parcels of field)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: CUSAS 11, 24

    [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.

    wheat

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CUNES 50-03-143
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Period Comments:

    Pre-Sargonic

  • Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-04-24 at 11:15:41 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2015-02-22 at 16:48:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-01-27 at 10:05:33 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, 024 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324839.
CUSAS 11, 024 artifact entry (No. P324839). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324839
CUSAS 11, 024 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324839 (Accessed: April 22, 2025).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-22]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 024 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324839},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324839},
}


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