CUSAS 27, 205 (P324915)

Legal tablet 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 50-04-036

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (sale of cows for silver)

Language(s)

Measurements

51.0 mm × 37.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) gin2 ku3-babbar
2. nig2-sa10 1(asz@c) ab2-mah2
3. 2(asz@c) gin2 ku3-babbar
4. nig2-sa10 1(asz@c) ab2 1(disz)
5. 1(asz@c) ab2 2(disz)
6. masz2 7(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze gur sag-gal2
7. e2-mah ensi2-gal
8. szu ba-ti
9. szu-i3-li2-su i3-la2
10. 1(asz@c) szesz-kal-la
11. 1(asz@c) e2-zi
reverse
1. 1(asz@c) lugal-KA dub-sar
2. ARAD2 dingir-a-ga-de3{ki}
3. 1(asz@c) lugal-esz3 _szu_ ma2-gur8
4. 1(asz@c) ur-mes simug _szu_ nin
blank line
5. 1(asz@c) ur-nigar sagi
6. 1(asz@c) lugal-dalla sipa ansze
7. _szu-ut_ e2-mah
blank line
8. lu2-ki-inim-ma-me

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)	Legal (sale of cows for silver)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P324915
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P324915

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	51.0 mm × 37.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (Surface: 100%)

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Museum Number	CUNES 50-04-036
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 27, 205

[Milano2015CUSAS27] Milano, Lucio, and Aage Westenholz. 2015. The “Šuilisu Archive” and Other Sargonic Texts in Akkadian. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS) 27. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2016-07-20 at 13:08:48	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 27, 205 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324915.

CUSAS 27, 205 artifact entry (No. P324915). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324915

CUSAS 27, 205 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324915 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

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	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 27, 205 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324915},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324915},
}

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DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324915
LB  - CDLI:P324915
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - CUSAS 27, 205 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324915
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 27, 205 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324915.

CUSAS 27, 205 artifact entry (No. P324915). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324915

CUSAS 27, 205 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324915 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 27, 205 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324915},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324915},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324915
LB  - CDLI:P324915
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - CUSAS 27, 205 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324915
ER  -