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CUSAS 20, 150 (P324975)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 50-04-096

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (allotment of sheep (udu) and goats (masz2, aszgarx))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

40.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(asz@c) udu 1(asz@c) sila4
2. 6(asz@c) masz2
3. du11#-ga-ni
4. im-gen-na
5. da#-da i3-lah5
6. 1(asz@c) masz2 lugal-mu
7. e2 a2-ni-ta
8. 1(asz@c) masz2-NI-e
9. 3(asz@c) masz2
reverse
1. {munus}asz2-gar3 be-li2-gu
2. im-ta-e
3. e2-gal-ta
4. ib2#-ta-gur
5. 1(asz@c) masz2# kur# 2(asz@c) udu 4(asz@c) masz2
6. e2#-ta
7. n 1(asz@c) masz2 lugal-KU#
8. 4(asz@c) masz2 da-da#
9. masz2 IM{ki}
10. [n] masz2 lugal-kas4-e?

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)

Collections

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 40.0 high × 27.0 wide × 14.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation: 75%
Condition Description:
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Seal information:
unsealed
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (allotment of sheep (udu) and goats (masz2, aszgarx))
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: CUSAS 20, 150

[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.

sheep

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CUNES 50-04-096
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Period Comments:
Middle Sargonic
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
Alternative Years:
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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
2017-03-04 at 09:54:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2016-01-22 at 10:32:22	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, 150 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P324975.

CUSAS 20, 150 artifact entry (No. P324975). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324975 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 20, 150 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324975 (Accessed: March 23, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-23]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 20, 150 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324975},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324975},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 20, 150 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P324975.

CUSAS 20, 150 artifact entry (No. P324975). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324975 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 20, 150 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324975 (Accessed: March 23, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-23]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 20, 150 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324975},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324975},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P324975
LB  - CDLI:P324975
M1  - 2026/3/23/
TI  - CUSAS 20, 150 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324975
ER  -