CUSAS 19, 204 (P324935)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), 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 50-04-056

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (lists of workers under two overseers)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

72.0 mm × 58.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) [...]-a
2. 1(asz@c) sag-a-DU
3. 1(asz@c) igi-zi
4. 1(asz@c) sag-a-DU tur
5. 1(asz@c) ama-abzu-si
6. 1(asz@c) lugal-en-nu
7. [1(asz@c)] du-du
8. [1(asz@c)] ur-{d}sud3-da
9. [1(asz@c)] ur2-ni
10. [1(asz@c)] a-ul4-gal
11. [1(asz@c)] kur#-mu
12. [1(asz@c) ...]-hu-hu
13. [1(asz@c)] KA#-ku3
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) [...]
2. 1(asz@c) lu2-[...]
3. 1(asz@c) e2-ka#-[...]
4. 1(asz@c) ur-e-[ga]
5. 1(asz@c) ur-[...]
6. 1(asz@c) be-li2-x-[...]
blank space
7. szunigin 2(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) gurusz
8. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da ugula
9. 1(asz@c) ur-ab-zu
10. 1(asz@c) kur-mu
11. 1(asz@c) ur2-ni
12. 1(asz@c) ur-an-dul3#
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) esz2-la2
2. 1(asz@c) lugal-sza3
3. 1(asz@c) za3-mu
4. 1(asz@c) lugal-iti-da
5. 1(asz@c) du-du
6. 1(asz@c) u3-mu-ne2-ne2
7. 1(asz@c) nin-{d}[...]
8. 1(asz@c) lugal-[...]
blank space
9. szunigin 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) gurusz
10. ur-{d}[...] ugula#

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 (lists of workers under two overseers)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P324935
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P324935

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	72.0 mm × 58.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	75% (Surface: 80%)

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. uncertain)
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 50-04-056
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 19, 204

[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
2021-07-26 at 09:48:30	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Lafont, Bertrand	CDLI	Approved
2017-03-03 at 09:52:17	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI	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 Artifact

“CUSAS 19, 204 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324935.

CUSAS 19, 204 artifact entry (No. P324935). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324935

CUSAS 19, 204 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324935 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 19, 204 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324935},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324935},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324935
LB  - CDLI:P324935
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - CUSAS 19, 204 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324935
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 19, 204 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324935.

CUSAS 19, 204 artifact entry (No. P324935). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324935

CUSAS 19, 204 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324935 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 19, 204 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324935},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324935},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324935
LB  - CDLI:P324935
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - CUSAS 19, 204 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324935
ER  -