CUSAS 13, 003 (P324979)

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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Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 50-04-100

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (record of an item, the name of which is destroyed, and its relative barley)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

37.0 mm × 30.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...] x en-kun#-na
2. dam#-gar3
3. GAN2 mu-{nu}nu11-mah
blank space
4. [...]
reverse
1. [...]
2. 1(asz@c) n gin2# [ku3]-babbar#
3. sze-bi 4(asz@c)# 1(barig@c) gur# x
4. ur-zigum#-ma x
5. 1(iku@c) GAN2# x
6. sze-bi 4(asz@c) 2(barig@c) n gur#
7. lugal#?-[...]

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 (record of an item, the name of which is destroyed, and its relative barley)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P324979
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P324979

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	37.0 mm × 30.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	50% (Surface: 70%)

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 50-04-100
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 13, 3

[Maiocchi2010CUSAS13] Maiocchi, Massimo. 2010. Classical Sargonic Tablets Chiefly from Adab in the Cornell University Collections. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 13. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

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
2017-07-22 at 14:33:49	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Reckling, Lucas	CDLI	Approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
2011-11-18 at 09:58:57	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 13, 003 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P324979.

CUSAS 13, 003 artifact entry (No. P324979). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324979 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 13, 003 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324979 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 13, 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324979},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324979},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 13, 003 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P324979.

CUSAS 13, 003 artifact entry (No. P324979). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324979 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 13, 003 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324979 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 13, 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324979},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324979},
}

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DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
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LB  - CDLI:P324979
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - CUSAS 13, 003 artifact entry
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