CUSAS 11, 012 (P325056)

Administrative tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 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 50-06-013

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (list of parcels of field with the surface and the length of sides (us2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

46.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(asz@c) NI [...] GU2 [...]
2. mes-[...] GU2#? [...]
3. [x] a2#-lugal-ta
4. 2(asz@c) i3 a-aga
5. 2(asz@c) kesz3-x
column 2
1. [n] 1(asz@c) sag-tar
2. 1(asz@c) dub/mes-x
3. 1(asz@c) sahar
4. 1(asz@c) kinda
5. 1(asz@c) sagi
6. 1(asz@c) DI-lugal
column 3
1. 1(asz@c) e2-mi2?
2. 2(asz@c) im-ki
(erasure)
blank space

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (list of parcels of field with the surface and the length of sides (us2))
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) Pre-Sargonic
Dates Referenced	00.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P325056
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P325056

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	46.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 23.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (Surface: 100%)

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 50-06-013
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 11, 12

[Visicato2010CUSAS11] Visicato, Giuseppe, and Aage Westenholz. 2010. Early Dynastic and Early Sargonic Tablets from Adab in the Cornell University Collections. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 11. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

various goods

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-03-04 at 09:54:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-04-23 at 12:10:19	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 11, 012 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325056.

CUSAS 11, 012 artifact entry (No. P325056). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325056

CUSAS 11, 012 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325056 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-06]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325056},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325056},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325056
LB  - CDLI:P325056
M1  - 2026/10/6/
TI  - CUSAS 11, 012 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325056
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 11, 012 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325056.

CUSAS 11, 012 artifact entry (No. P325056). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325056

CUSAS 11, 012 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325056 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-06]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325056},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325056},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325056
LB  - CDLI:P325056
M1  - 2026/10/6/
TI  - CUSAS 11, 012 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325056
ER  -