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CUSAS 11, 291 (P329205)

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 48-10-047

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

62.0 mm × 64.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...] x-AN
4. [...] il2# [... iti] szu-gar
5. 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) siki iti sze-sag-kal-ga
6. 3(u) la2 3(disz@t) iti szu-gar siki
column 2
1. 8(asz@c) siki iti a2-ki-ti
2. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) siki iti ab-e3-zi-ga
3. 2(u@c) 2(asz@c) siki iti ga2-udu-ur4
4. 2(u@c) 2(asz@c) siki iti du6-ku3
5. 1(u@c) 3(disz@t) iti nig2-kiri6
6. 1(u) iti mu-tir
reverse
column 1
1. 1(u@c) 1(disz@t) iti szuba3
column 2
1. [...]-zu
rest broken

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)

Collections

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 62.0 high × 64.0 wide × 21.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation: --
Condition Description:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: CUSAS 11, 291

[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.

monthly account of wool

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CUNES 48-10-047
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Period Comments:
Early Sargonic
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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
2015-05-05 at 09:52:16	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	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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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 11, 291 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P329205.

CUSAS 11, 291 artifact entry (No. P329205). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P329205 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 11, 291 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P329205 (Accessed: January 2, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-02]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 291 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P329205},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P329205},
}

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DA  - 2022/10/1/
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M1  - 2026/1/2/
TI  - CUSAS 11, 291 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 11, 291 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P329205.

CUSAS 11, 291 artifact entry (No. P329205). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P329205 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 11, 291 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P329205 (Accessed: January 2, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-02]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 291 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P329205},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P329205},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P329205
LB  - CDLI:P329205
M1  - 2026/1/2/
TI  - CUSAS 11, 291 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P329205
ER  -