CUSAS 11, 008 (P329712)

Administrative tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 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 48-06-283

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

64.0 mm × 67.0 mm × 39.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(asz@c) zi3 gur
2. sag-{d}asz8-gi4-da
3. n 3(asz@c)? a-RI?
4. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) AN-da-mah#-di
column 2
1. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) lugal#-szesz
2. 3(asz@c) [x] munus? [x]
3. [x] x
4. 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) lugal-a2-mah
5. 3(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) ur-{d}asz8-gi4
column 3
1. 3(asz@c)# lugal#-a2#?-[x]
2. [...]
3. [...] x
4. 2(asz@c)# li-li#?-mu#?
5. 3(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ki#?-[...]
column 4
1. [...]-szita-mu#
2. n 1(asz@c) nin-an-dul3
3. 2(asz@c) lugal#-AN-x
  blank space
reverse
column 1
1. an-sze3-gu2
  AN GU2 SZE3
2. 4(u@c) zi3 nunuz gur
3. a2#-sza3#?
4. ugula geme2

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Consult sign list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 64.0 high × 67.0 wide × 39.0 thick
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  • Artifact Preservation: complete
  • Condition Description: Tablet very fragile.
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  • primary: CUSAS 11, 8

    [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.

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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CUNES 48-06-283
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
  • Period Comments:

    Period uncertain. Perhaps Early Old Akkadian?

  • Dates Referenced:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-06-20 at 17:52:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2017-07-11 at 21:18:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-03-04 at 09:54:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-02-06 at 07:51:22 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2015-01-26 at 08:33:59 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CUSAS 11, 008 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P329712.
CUSAS 11, 008 artifact entry (No. P329712). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P329712
CUSAS 11, 008 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P329712 (Accessed: May 11, 2025).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-11]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P329712},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P329712},
}

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