CUSAS 20, 350 (P329209)

Tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 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 48-10-051

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

67.0 mm × 53.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [{d}]pa#-bilx(|GESZ.PAP.NE@s|)-sag-ra
2. ur#-lugal
3. dumu bara2-ki-be6-gi4-a-ke4
4. esz3-gi
5. {d}pa-bilx-sag-sze3
6. nam-ti-ni-sze3
7. nam-ti dam dumu-na-da
8. a mu-na-ru
reverse
1. inim-zi-da
2. dumu#-ne2
3. [x] gibil# mu-na-kux(DU)

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced	00.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P329209
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P329209

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	67.0 mm × 53.0 mm × 22.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	--

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 48-10-051
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 20, 350

[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.

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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-11-03 at 23:58:46	Lecompte, Camille	Transliteration	Lecompte, Camille	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2021-07-22 at 08:24:51	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Lafont, Bertrand	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-04-21 at 12:53:20	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-02-05 at 08:10:22	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 20, 350 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P329209.

CUSAS 20, 350 artifact entry (No. P329209). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P329209

CUSAS 20, 350 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P329209 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 20, 350 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P329209},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P329209},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P329209
LB  - CDLI:P329209
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - CUSAS 20, 350 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P329209
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 20, 350 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P329209.

CUSAS 20, 350 artifact entry (No. P329209). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P329209

CUSAS 20, 350 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P329209 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 20, 350 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P329209},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P329209},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P329209
LB  - CDLI:P329209
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - CUSAS 20, 350 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P329209
ER  -