CUSAS 20, 132 (P329155)

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 48-06-150

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Allotment of sheep and goats.)

Language(s)

Measurements

36.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) udu-nita
2. udu dab5-ba-am3
3. 7(asz@c) |E2xPAP| e2-gal#-[ta]
4. 4(asz@c) udu e2-gal udu esz3-kam
5. im-ta-ra an-na-szum2
reverse
1. 2(asz@c) udu 1(asz@c) masz2
2. [x] x [x]
3. i3-ra2-ra2
4. gala dub-sar
5. an-na-szum2#

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 (Allotment of sheep and goats.)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) Middle Sargonic
Dates Referenced	00.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P329155
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P329155

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	36.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 14.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	Baked, Cornell, fall 2001.

Provenance

Provenience	Adab (mod. Bismaya)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Museum Number	CUNES 48-06-150
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 20, 132

[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.

sheep

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-03-03 at 08:41:21	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2022-10-01 at 07:29:18	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2016-01-21 at 12:52:02	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 Artifact

“CUSAS 20, 132 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P329155.

CUSAS 20, 132 artifact entry (No. P329155). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P329155 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 20, 132 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P329155 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-19]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 20, 132 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P329155},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P329155},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 20, 132 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P329155.

CUSAS 20, 132 artifact entry (No. P329155). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P329155 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 20, 132 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P329155 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-19]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 20, 132 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P329155},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P329155},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P329155
LB  - CDLI:P329155
M1  - 2026/5/19/
TI  - CUSAS 20, 132 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P329155
ER  -