CUSAS 20, 298 (P329072)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 47-12-282

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (list of tools (gisz.il2, gisz.al, gisz.du3-al) for the processional boat of the governor (ma2-gur8 ensi2-ka))

Language(s)

Measurements

42.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 12.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2@c) {gesz}dupsik
2. 2(u@c) {gesz}al
3. 1(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) {gesz}gag al
4. ma2-gur8 ensi2-ka
5. ab-gar
6. lu2-esz2-gal2-la
reverse
beginning broken
1'. iti mu#-[tir]

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 (list of tools (gisz.il2, gisz.al, gisz.du3-al) for the processional boat of the governor (ma2-gur8 ensi2-ka))
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) Middle Sargonic
Dates Referenced	00.00.10.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P329072
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P329072

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	42.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 12.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	Baked, Cornell, fall 2001.

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 47-12-282
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 20, 298

[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.

agricultural tools

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
2020-09-09 at 05:49:45	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI	Approved
2016-02-02 at 10:07:57	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 20, 298 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P329072.

CUSAS 20, 298 artifact entry (No. P329072). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P329072 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 20, 298 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P329072 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 20, 298 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P329072.

CUSAS 20, 298 artifact entry (No. P329072). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P329072 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 20, 298 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P329072 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 20, 298 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P329072},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P329072},
}

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