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CUSAS 20, 290 (P328922)

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

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 47-11-036

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Measurements

31.0 mm × 28.0 mm × 13.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(asz@c) {gesz}eme
2. na-bi2-um
3. 2(asz@c) {gesz}eme gesz-la# GIN2#
4. x-da#-[...]
reverse
blank line
1. e-ne-szum2
2. 1(u@c) {gesz}eme
3. ensi2-kam
4. iti ga2-udu-ur4

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Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Collections

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 31.0 high × 28.0 wide × 13.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description: Baked, Cornell, Fall 2001.
Join Information:
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Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s):

Related publications

primary: CUSAS 20, 290

[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.

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Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CUNES 47-11-036
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Period Comments:
Middle Sargonic
Dates Referenced: 00.00.07.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2022-10-01 at 07:29:18	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2016-02-01 at 12:07:48	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine	CDLI	Approved

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 20, 290 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P328922.

CUSAS 20, 290 artifact entry (No. P328922). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P328922 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 20, 290 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P328922 (Accessed: March 28, 2026).

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	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 20, 290 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P328922},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P328922},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 20, 290 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P328922.

CUSAS 20, 290 artifact entry (No. P328922). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P328922 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 20, 290 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P328922 (Accessed: March 28, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-28]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 20, 290 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P328922},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P328922},
}

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PY  - 2022
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M1  - 2026/3/28/
TI  - CUSAS 20, 290 artifact entry
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