CUSAS 13, 048 (P328985)

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

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 47-12-190

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Delivery of silver and bronze.)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(disz) gin2 sze 1(u) 6(disz) ku3-babbar
2. 2(asz@c) ma-na 1(u@c) 6(disz) gin2 zabar uruda
3. szu-a gi4-a
4. lugal-{sa2}sag7
blank space
reverse
blank space

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 (Delivery of silver and bronze.)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P328985
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P328985

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	Baked, Cornell, January 2002.

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 47-12-190
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 13, 48

[Maiocchi2010CUSAS13] Maiocchi, Massimo. 2010. Classical Sargonic Tablets Chiefly from Adab in the Cornell University Collections. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 13. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
2011-11-18 at 09:59:02	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 13, 048 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P328985.

CUSAS 13, 048 artifact entry (No. P328985). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P328985

CUSAS 13, 048 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P328985 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P328985},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 13, 048 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P328985.

CUSAS 13, 048 artifact entry (No. P328985). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P328985

CUSAS 13, 048 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P328985 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 13, 048 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P328985},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P328985},
}

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DA  - 2006/4/6/
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ID  - P328985
LB  - CDLI:P328985
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - CUSAS 13, 048 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P328985
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