CUSAS 11, 328 (P328908)

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 48-10-287

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Allotment of containers and sila3 of butter (i3-nun, i3))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

37.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 13.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(asz@c) i3 dug szah2
2. AGA-ab-zu
3. 1(u@c) i3 sila3
4. a-ba-mu-na#
5. [n] 1(u) sila3 [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  blank space
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Allotment of containers and sila3 of butter (i3-nun, i3))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P328908

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 37.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 13.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragmentary (Surface: 20%)

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 48-10-287
Accession Number

References

  • primary: CUSAS 11, 328

    [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 Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-10-01 at 07:29:18 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI Approved View
2011-11-15 at 13:41:42 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI Approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 11, 328 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P328908.
CUSAS 11, 328 artifact entry (No. P328908). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P328908 (Original work published 2006)
CUSAS 11, 328 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P328908 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 11, 328 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P328908.
CUSAS 11, 328 artifact entry (No. P328908). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P328908 (Original work published 2006)
CUSAS 11, 328 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P328908 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 328 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P328908},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P328908},
}

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