CUSAS 20, 189 (P324987)

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 50-04-108

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)@50-04-108 @tablet @obverse)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

36.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [n] kusz udu
2. kusz nig2 UD-da
  CUSAS: ud-da 'polished'
3. szu-a gi4-am3#
4. ur#-{d}en-lil2
5. su-si-kam
reverse
1. [iti] mu#-tir#
2. iti szuba3-nun ab-us2-[a]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (allotment of sheep (udu)@50-04-108 @tablet @obverse)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P324987

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 36.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation 75% (Surface: 80%)

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 50-04-108
Accession Number

References

  • primary: CUSAS 20, 189

    [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 hides

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
2016-01-25 at 09:41:01 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 20, 189 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P324987.
CUSAS 20, 189 artifact entry (No. P324987). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324987 (Original work published 2006)
CUSAS 20, 189 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324987 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324987},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324987},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 20, 189 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P324987.
CUSAS 20, 189 artifact entry (No. P324987). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324987 (Original work published 2006)
CUSAS 20, 189 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324987 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 20, 189 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324987},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324987},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P324987
LB  - CDLI:P324987
M1  - 2026/4/20/
TI  - CUSAS 20, 189 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324987
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