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CUSAS 20, 355 (P324972)

Administrative tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 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 50-04-093

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (allotment of sheep and goats)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

42.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 8(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) sze gur
2. apin-la2-kam
3. am3-ta-e3
4. 4(gesz2@c) la2 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) sze gur
reverse
1. gala
2. dumu en-me#-te#-na
3. ur#-{d}nin-mug
4. dub-sar
5. maszkim-bi
6. sag-bi szu he2-us2?
CUSAS reads: -usz2, error?

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Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Collections

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 42.0 high × 33.0 wide × 16.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation: complete
Condition Description:
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Seal information:
unsealed
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (allotment of sheep and goats)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: CUSAS 20, 355

[Pomponio2015CUSAS20] Pomponio, Francesco, and Giuseppe Visicato. 2015. Middle Sargonic Tablets Chiefly from Adab in the Cornell University Collections. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 20. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

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Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CUNES 50-04-093
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) [uncertain]
Period Comments:
Early Dynastic / Early Sargonic
Dates Referenced: Meskigalla.00.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2022-10-01 at 07:29:18	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2016-02-05 at 08:10:12	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine	CDLI	Approved

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 20, 355 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P324972.

CUSAS 20, 355 artifact entry (No. P324972). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324972 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 20, 355 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324972 (Accessed: March 25, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-25]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 20, 355 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324972},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324972},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 20, 355 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P324972.

CUSAS 20, 355 artifact entry (No. P324972). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324972 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 20, 355 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324972 (Accessed: March 25, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-25]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 20, 355 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324972},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324972},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P324972
LB  - CDLI:P324972
M1  - 2026/3/25/
TI  - CUSAS 20, 355 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324972
ER  -