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CUSAS 11, 263 (P328974)

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 47-12-178

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Barley)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

48.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(barig@c) zi3 gur
2. 1(asz@c) sze gur
3. e2-zi
4. 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c)# zi3 gur
5. [...] sze# gur
6. dub-la2
7. 1(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) ur-dub
8. 1(barig@c) 3(ban2@c)? ur-HAR
column 2
1. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) zi3 [gur]
2. 1(barig@c) sze [gur]
3. tir-[...]
4. 2(ban2@c) zi3 gug2? [...]
5. il2-[...]
6. 1(asz@c) i3-bara2#-[ga] umbin
reverse
column 1
1. 2(ban2@c) zi3 [gur]
2. mes-x [...]
3. dub-sar
4. nig2-kas4

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)

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 48.0 high × 41.0 wide × 20.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description: Pillow-shaped tablet with two columns, right side broken. Baked, Cornell, January 2002.
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (Barley)
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: CUSAS 11, 263

[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 and barley

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Composite No.:
Museum No.: CUNES 47-12-178
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) [uncertain]
Period Comments:
Early Sargonic
Dates Referenced:
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Date Comments:
Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2022-10-01 at 07:29:18	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Atf	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	approved
2011-11-15 at 13:41:46	Brumfield, Sara	Atf	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Fitzgerald, Madeleine	CDLI	approved

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“CUSAS 11, 263 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P328974.

CUSAS 11, 263 artifact entry (No. P328974). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P328974 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 11, 263 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P328974 (Accessed: April 24, 2025).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-24]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 263 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P328974},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P328974},
}

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“CUSAS 11, 263 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P328974.

CUSAS 11, 263 artifact entry (No. P328974). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P328974 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 11, 263 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P328974 (Accessed: April 24, 2025).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-24]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 263 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P328974},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P328974},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/10/1/
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ID  - P328974
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M1  - 2025/4/24/
TI  - CUSAS 11, 263 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P328974
ER  -

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