CUSAS 11, 050 (P326098)

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

Cite

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 52-08-052

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (allotment of various items (arids, udu, bar-an-nita))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

68.0 mm × 68.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) la2 4(ban2@c) zi3 gur
2. (x) zi-zi
3. 1(asz@c) la2 3(ban2@c) lu2-lil-la
4. pu3-su-gi
5. 1(asz@c) bu3-bu3
6. 2(barig@c) puzur4-esz18-dar
7. 2(barig@c) e2-szud3
column 2
1. sipa
2. 2(barig@c) ur-{sze3}szer7-da
3. 2(barig@c) masz!
4. 2(barig@c) ur-e2-igi-nim
5. 1(asz@c) lugal#-uszur4#?-mu#?
6. 2(barig@c) [sag?]-nin#?-tuku#?
7. 1(barig@c) ur#-[x]
8. [n(barig@c)] za3#?-mu#?
column 3
1. 2(barig@c) ur-{d}szubur-ga-me?
2. 2(barig@c) ur-esz3-banda3{da}
3. 2(barig@c) ur-ur#
4. 2(barig@c) UD-UD#
5. 2(barig@c) x amar#?-x
rest broken
column 4
1. 2(barig@c) lugal-he2-gal2#
2. 2(barig@c) lugal-a-[mi?]
3. 2(barig@c) nagar#
4. 2(barig@c) szu-i2
5. 1(u@c)#? 2(barig@c)#? lugal#-[x]-szu#?
rest broken
reverse
column 1
1. 2(barig@c) ur-{d}dumu-zi-da
2. 1(barig@c) |URxKASKAL|-be-li2
3. 2(barig@c) i3-lum-dan
4. [n(barig@c)] e2#-szud3
5. 1(barig@c)#? x (x) ka?

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (allotment of various items (arids, udu, bar-an-nita))
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) Pre-Sargonic
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P326098
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P326098

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	68.0 mm × 68.0 mm × 25.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (Surface: 100%)

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 52-08-052
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 11, 50

[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.

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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2016-07-28 at 14:26:25	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2015-01-28 at 13:53:03	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 11, 050 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P326098.

CUSAS 11, 050 artifact entry (No. P326098). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P326098

CUSAS 11, 050 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P326098 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 050 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P326098},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P326098},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P326098
LB  - CDLI:P326098
M1  - 2026/4/25/
TI  - CUSAS 11, 050 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P326098
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 11, 050 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P326098.

CUSAS 11, 050 artifact entry (No. P326098). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P326098

CUSAS 11, 050 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P326098 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 050 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P326098},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P326098},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P326098
LB  - CDLI:P326098
M1  - 2026/4/25/
TI  - CUSAS 11, 050 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P326098
ER  -