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CUSAS 11, 216 (P328963)

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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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 47-12-021

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

64.0 mm × 65.0 mm × 18.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u@c)# zi3 gur
2. 2(asz@c) bappir gur
3. 2(asz@c) zi3 ninda-bar-[ra gur]
4. {d}esz#-[pesz]
5. 1(u@c) [...]
6. 2(asz@c) zi3# [...]
7. 6(asz@c) 2(barig@c) la2 n zi3 nig2-ar3#-ra# [gur]
8. GAN2 ki
column 2
1. 1(u@c) bappir gur
2. 1(asz@c) la2 2(ban2@c) zi3 gur#
  n lines broken
3'. 4(asz@c) 3(ban2@c) zi3 gur
column 3
1. 5(asz@c) bappir gur
2. 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) zi3 nig2-ar3-ra gur
3. [{d}]iszkur#
4. [n] zi3# nig2-[ar3-ra] gur#
  n lines broken
5'. [n zi3 nig2]-ar3-[ra] gur
6'. {d}en-ki
column 4
1. 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) zi3 nig2-ar3-ra gur
2. 3(asz@c) 3(ban2@c) zi3 gur
3. 5(asz@c) bappir gur
4. {d}ia3
5. 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) zi3 gur
6. 3(asz@c) zi3 nig2-[ar3]-ra# gur
7. 5(asz@c) bappir gur
8. e2-dam
reverse
column 1
1. 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) zi3 nig2-ar3-ra gur
2. 2(barig@c) zi3 gur
3. {d}x-e2-si
4. 2(asz@c) 4(ban2@c) zi3 gur
5. 5(asz@c) bappir gur
6. 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) zi3 nig2-ar3-ra gur
7. bara2-{d}en-lil2-gar

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 64.0 high × 65.0 wide × 18.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: Baked, Cornell, Fall 2001.
  • Join Information:
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  • Artifact comments:


  • primary: CUSAS 11, 216

    [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.

    flour, malt, bread and semolina


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CUNES 47-12-021
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square:
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  • Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
  • Period Comments:

    Early Dynastic / Early Sargonic

  • Dates Referenced:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-02-18 at 21:27:59 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2022-10-01 at 07:29:18 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2011-11-15 at 13:41:45 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara 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, 216 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P328963.
CUSAS 11, 216 artifact entry (No. P328963). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P328963 (Original work published 2006)
CUSAS 11, 216 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P328963 (Accessed: April 22, 2025).
@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-22]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 216 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P328963},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P328963},
}

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