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CUSAS 11, 019 (P326378)

Business / Contracts 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

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 52-13-020

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (sale contract)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

33.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 19.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1/3(disz@c) ku3 gin2
2. nig2-sa10 geme2
3. e2-bar-bad3 x
column 2
1. 8(asz@c) ku3 gin2
2. nig2-sa10 geme2#
reverse
column 1
1. x-x-du10-ga
2. geme2-bi ensix(|GAR.PA.TE.SI|)
3. in-na#-szum2#
column 2
1. ku3-bi x szu-na ba-gar

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Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 33.0 high × 36.0 wide × 19.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: nearly complete
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: CUSAS 11, 19

    [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.

    purchase of a slave

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CUNES 52-13-020
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya) Provenience Comments:

    Adab

  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Period Comments:

    Pre-Sargonic

  • Dates Referenced:
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  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-09-06 at 07:17:39 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2016-04-24 at 11:16:43 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CUSAS 11, 019 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P326378.
CUSAS 11, 019 artifact entry (No. P326378). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P326378
CUSAS 11, 019 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P326378 (Accessed: April 22, 2025).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-22]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 019 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P326378},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P326378},
}


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PY  - 2006
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LB  - CDLI:P326378
M1  - 2025/4/22/
TI  - CUSAS 11, 019 artifact entry
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