CUSAS 20, 401 (P328743)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), 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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 52-20-044

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (oil)

Language(s)

Measurements

30.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
blank space
1. 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) gesz-i3 gur
2. 2(barig@c) gesz-i3
3. 1(barig@c) [gesz]-i3
4. 1(asz@c) [(n)] gesz#-i3
5. 1(asz@c) [(n)] gesz#-i3
6. 2(barig@c) gesz#-i3
reverse
blank

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 (oil)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Dates Referenced	00.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P328743
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P328743

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	30.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (Surface: 100%)

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. uncertain)
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 52-20-044
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 20, 401

[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.

school text

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2016-02-08 at 03:40:15	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 20, 401 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P328743.

CUSAS 20, 401 artifact entry (No. P328743). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P328743

CUSAS 20, 401 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P328743 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P328743},
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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 20, 401 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P328743.

CUSAS 20, 401 artifact entry (No. P328743). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P328743

CUSAS 20, 401 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P328743 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 20, 401 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P328743},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P328743},
}

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LB  - CDLI:P328743
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - CUSAS 20, 401 artifact entry
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