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

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

Text

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

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Period uncertain. Perhaps Early Old Akkadian?
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P329712

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 64.0 mm × 67.0 mm × 39.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation complete (Surface: Fair)
Tablet very fragile.

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 48-06-283
Accession Number

References

  • 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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Revisions and credits

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

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: October 10, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	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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M1  - 2026/10/10/
TI  - CUSAS 11, 008 artifact entry
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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: October 10, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P329712},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P329712},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P329712
LB  - CDLI:P329712
M1  - 2026/10/10/
TI  - CUSAS 11, 008 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P329712
ER  -
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