CUSAS 19, 018 (P324942)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 50-04-063

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (record of variou teams of asses (ansze 2//3))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

44.0 mm × 41.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [n] 3(asz@c)# ansze x
2. [n] 3(asz@c)# ansze# x
3. [n] 4(asz@c)# ansze#-nita#
4. 7(asz@c)# ansze# 3(disz)#
5. <n> ansze#-nita#
6. 8(asz@c) ansze# 2(disz)#
7. [...]
reverse
  beginning broken
  blank space
1'. giri3#-ni#

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (record of variou teams of asses (ansze 2//3))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P324942

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 44.0 mm × 41.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation 50% (Surface: 50%)

Provenance

Provenience Adab (mod. Bismaya)
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 50-04-063
Accession Number

References

  • primary: CUSAS 19, 18

    [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 Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-10-01 at 07:29:18 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2012-11-29 at 14:45:03 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI Approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 19, 018 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P324942.
CUSAS 19, 018 artifact entry (No. P324942). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324942 (Original work published 2006)
CUSAS 19, 018 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324942 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 19, 018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324942},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324942},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 19, 018 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P324942.
CUSAS 19, 018 artifact entry (No. P324942). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324942 (Original work published 2006)
CUSAS 19, 018 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324942 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 19, 018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324942},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324942},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P324942
LB  - CDLI:P324942
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - CUSAS 19, 018 artifact entry
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