CUSAS 23, 172 (P324930)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Museum Number

CUNES 50-04-051

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (list of single workers mentioned by their anthroponyms and of groups of male and female workers (us2, geme2) with the relative rations)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

98.0 mm × 80.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [n] 1(ban2@c)# sze-ba
2. amar-szuba3 gurusz dub-sar
3. [n] 1(barig@c) 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] 1(barig@c) lugal-a2-zi-da#
10. [n] 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) ba-ta-e3-de3
11. [n] szesz-ki
12. [n] 1(barig@c)# 1(ban2@c) x-dingir-ra#
13. [n] 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) ur-{d}utu
14. [n] gurusz#-[me]
15. 4(ban2@c) 1/2(disz) gu-la#
16. 4(ban2@c) 1/2(disz) dumu
17. dumu#-nita# sag#-apin-me
18. [n ur]-en3
19. [...]
column 2
1. 4(ban2@c) [...]
2. dumu-munus [...]
3. 1(barig@c) ama
4. n 2(ban2@c)# geme2-{d}[...]
5. [dumu]-munus [...]
6. 1(barig@c) mes-mi-[mi]
7. 4(ban2@c) SIKI-lum-a-x
8. 3(ban2@c) a2-zi#-zi#
9. dumu#-munus x-[...]
10. 5(ban2@c) gu#-[...]
11. 4(ban2@c) GIGIR-BU#?-[...]
12. 4(ban2@c) nin-SZE3-x-x
13. dumu-munus x
14. 4(ban2@c) igi-du8-x
15. 5(ban2@c) ur-x-DU-[x?]
16. 4(ban2@c) geme2-{d}[...]
17. 4(ban2@c) geme2-{d#}[...]
18. [...]-x-[...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. x [...]
  X is erased
3. geme2-USZ-[...]
4. 3(ban2@c) nin-[...]
5. 3(ban2@c) nin-[...]
6. dumu-[munus ...]
7. lu2 gub#-[ba-me]
  blank space
  n lines broken
1'. [...]-x-x
2'. [n] 6(asz@c) geme2#-x
3'. [...] x [...]
column 2
1. [szunigin] n 2(asz@c)# geme2 5(ban2@c)
2. szunigin 5(asz@c) 4(ban2@c)
3. szunigin 2(asz@c) dumu-munus 4(ban2@c)
4. szunigin 4(asz@c) dumu-munus 3(ban2@c)
5. szunigin n 1(asz@c) [...]-x 2(ban2@c)
  blank space
6. [x] 3(u@c) 2(asz@c) sze-ba
7. [...]-x
  n lines broken
1'. [x] x IM# [...]
  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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 98.0 high × 80.0 wide
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: 75%
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    unsealed

  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (list of single workers mentioned by their anthroponyms and of groups of male and female workers (us2, geme2) with the relative rations)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: CUSAS 23, 172

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CUNES 50-04-051
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience:
  • Elevation:
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  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-04 at 09:54:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-10-15 at 11:45:56 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 23, 172 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324930.
CUSAS 23, 172 artifact entry (No. P324930). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324930
CUSAS 23, 172 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324930 (Accessed: August 4, 2025).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-04]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 23, 172 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324930},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324930},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324930
LB  - CDLI:P324930
M1  - 2025/8/4/
TI  - CUSAS 23, 172 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324930
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 23, 172 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324930.
CUSAS 23, 172 artifact entry (No. P324930). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324930
CUSAS 23, 172 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324930 (Accessed: August 4, 2025).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-04]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 23, 172 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324930},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324930},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324930
LB  - CDLI:P324930
M1  - 2025/8/4/
TI  - CUSAS 23, 172 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324930
ER  -
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