CUSAS 19, 086 (P324845)

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 50-03-151

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (allotment of barley, measured in gur-mah, in relationship with the e2-ni3-ga (e2-ni3-ga-ta) and the priests nu-ez3 (szu-ti-a nu-esz3))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

68.0 mm × 37.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) sze sa2-du11
2. e2#-nig2-gur11-ta
3. 1(barig@c) a-ra2 1(disz@45)
4. 2(barig@c) a-ra2 2(disz@45)
5. siki-lum ki-nin-nir-zi
6. 4(ban2@c) sze e2-nig2-gur11-ta#
7. 2(barig@c) sze ki-nin-nir-zi
8. di-{d}utu nu-esz3
9. 4(ban2@c) sze e2-nig2-gur11-ta
10. 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) ki-nin-nir-zi
11. lu2-ni nu-esz3
12. 2(ban2@c) e2-nig2-gur11-ta
reverse
1. e2-[nig2-gara3] nu-esz3
2. 1(asz@c) sze gur mah
3. ninda bappir du8
4. 2(barig@c) <gur> mah bu3-la-ni
5. 1(barig@c)# <gur si>-sa2 sze ninda ur-mes
6. e2-nig2-gur11-ta
blank space
7. sze szu-ti-a nu-esz3-me
8. iti ga2-udu-ur4
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, measured in gur-mah, in relationship with the e2-ni3-ga (e2-ni3-ga-ta) and the priests nu-ez3 (szu-ti-a nu-esz3))
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P324845
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P324845

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	68.0 mm × 37.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (Surface: 100%)

Provenance

Provenience	Adab (mod. Bismaya) Adab
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 50-03-151
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 19, 86

[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	Reviewer	Status
2017-09-01 at 12:53:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
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, 086 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324845.

CUSAS 19, 086 artifact entry (No. P324845). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324845

CUSAS 19, 086 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324845 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324845},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324845},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 19, 086 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324845.

CUSAS 19, 086 artifact entry (No. P324845). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324845

CUSAS 19, 086 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324845 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 19, 086 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324845},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324845},
}

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DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324845
LB  - CDLI:P324845
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - CUSAS 19, 086 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324845
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