CUSAS 23, 171 (P324929)

Administrative 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 50-04-050

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (list of groups of personnel (geme2, nita, igi-du8, dumu) with the relative rations)

Language(s)

Measurements

112.0 mm × 85.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) sze-ba#
2. amar-szuba3 gurusz dub#-[sar]
3. [n] lu2#-e2#-dam#
4. [n] a-ma2-lah5
5. [n] ur-lugal
6. [n] en-abzu
7. dumu-nita azlag4-me
8. [n] {d}suen-ba-ni
9. [n] lugal#-a2-zi-da
10. [n] 1(ban2@c)# ba-ta-e3-de3
11. [n] szesz-ki
12. [n] ur-{d}utu
13. gurusz#-me#
14. 4(ban2@c) 1/2(disz) gu-la
1/2 (sila3)
15. 4(ban2@c) 1/2(disz) dumu#
16. dumu#-nita sag-apin-me
17. [n] 1(ban2@c) ur-en3
18. [...]-a-[x]
rest broken
column 2
beginning broken
1'. dumu-munus nar
2'. 1(barig@c) ama
3'. [...]-SZE3#
4'. [...]
5'. [...]-x-ki
6'. 1(barig@c)# mes#-mi#-mi
7'. 4(ban2@c) SIKI#-[lum-a-x]
8'. 3(ban2@c) a#-zi#-[zi]
9'. dumu [...]
10'. 5(ban2@c) [...]
11'. 4(ban2@c) [...]
12'. [...]-x
13'. [...]
14'. [n igi]-du8-x
15'. [n] 1(ban2@c) [x] x-x
16'. 4(ban2@c) geme2#-{d}[x]-ba-x
17'. [n] 2(ban2@c)# geme2-{d}nin#-[...]
18'. [...]-x-ni
reverse
column 1
1. [...]-lugal-[x]
2. 1(ban2@c)# [...]
3. [...]
4. [...]
5. n(ban2@c)# nin-SZE3-[...]
6. 3(ban2@c) nin-szu-[x]
7. dumu# [...]
8. [lu2] gub-ba-[me]
blank space
n lines broken
blank space
1'. [szunigin n] 4(asz@c) gurusz [x?]
2'. szunigin# 4(asz@c) [...]
rest broken
column 2
1. n 1(asz) dumu#-nita sze-ba#
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. [n] geme2 5(ban2@c)
5. [n] dumu-munus# 4(ban2@c)
6. n 1(asz@c) dumu-[munus 3(ban2@c)]
n lines broken
1'. [sze]-bi 4(asz@c)# [... gur]
2'. [n] geme2#-me SA6#-[...]
rest broken

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 (list of groups of personnel (geme2, nita, igi-du8, dumu) with the relative rations)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P324929
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P324929

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	112.0 mm × 85.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	50% (Surface: 50%)

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 50-04-050
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 23, 171

[Bartash2013CUSAS23] Bartash, Vitali. 2013. Miscellaneous Early Dynastic and Sargonic Texts in the Cornell University Collections. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 23. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-03-04 at 09:54:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-03-03 at 09:52:20	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-10-15 at 11:45:40	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 23, 171 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324929.

CUSAS 23, 171 artifact entry (No. P324929). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324929

CUSAS 23, 171 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324929 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

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	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 23, 171 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324929},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324929},
}

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TI  - CUSAS 23, 171 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 23, 171 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324929.

CUSAS 23, 171 artifact entry (No. P324929). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324929

CUSAS 23, 171 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324929 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 23, 171 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324929},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324929},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324929
LB  - CDLI:P324929
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - CUSAS 23, 171 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324929
ER  -