CUSAS 19, 171 (P324968)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 50-04-089

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (account of leather ropes)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

40.0 mm × 34.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz@c) {kusz}esir4# [e2]-ba#?
2. bala-zi
3. szu-gal5-la2-um
4. 1(asz@c) szu-ma-ma
5. szabra
6. 1(asz@c) [{kusz}]esir4# ensi2# e2#-ba#
reverse
1. zi#-da#-mu#-x#
2. ugula szu-gal5-la2-um
3. 2(asz@c) szu-i3-li2-su

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 (account of leather ropes)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P324968
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P324968

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	40.0 mm × 34.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (Surface: 80%)

Provenance

Provenience	Adab (mod. Bismaya)
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 50-04-089
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 19, 171

[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
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, 171 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324968.

CUSAS 19, 171 artifact entry (No. P324968). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324968

CUSAS 19, 171 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324968 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).

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	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 19, 171 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324968},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324968},
}

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LB  - CDLI:P324968
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - CUSAS 19, 171 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 19, 171 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324968.

CUSAS 19, 171 artifact entry (No. P324968). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324968

CUSAS 19, 171 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324968 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 19, 171 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324968},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324968},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324968
LB  - CDLI:P324968
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - CUSAS 19, 171 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324968
ER  -