CUSAS 11, 228 (P322717)

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 48-06-249

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Allotment of textiles (bar-dul5) given in numbers varying from 1 to 27 to named individuals, often with professions. It mentions Meskikala, ensi of Adab. Note also some impressions of fine textile on the lower edge.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

82.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 22.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(asz@c) bar-dul5 usz-bar
2. gissu ugula
3. dumu e2-szud3
4. 2(asz@c) ur-dub-la2
5. ugula e2-tur
6. 1(asz@c) e2-igi-su4
7. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}{sze3}szer7-da
8. 1(asz@c) puzur4-{d}aszgi2{gi4}
9. 1(asz@c) e2-zi
10. a-ga-am
11. 2(u@c) ad-da nu-banda3
column 2
1. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) az
2. 3(asz@c) ur-{d}en-lil2# ba-zi
3. 2(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) ur-ki-sag
4. 5(asz@c) ur-du6
5. 7(asz@c) mu-ne2-ne2
6. il2 e2-gal
7. 3(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) mu-ne2-ne2 ganun
8. 1(asz@c) lugal-ra
9. 1(asz@c) ur-dingir
10. sag-gur
11. 2(asz@c) gab2-<ra>
column 3
  blank space
column 4
  broken
reverse
column 1
  blank space
column 2
  broken
column 3
  blank space
column 4
1. azlag szu ba-ti-am3
2. a-za-bu3
3. mes-ki-gal-la
4. ensi2
5. adab{ki}

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 82.0 high × 42.0 wide × 22.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: Baked Cornell Jan. 2002. Half of a tablet.
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    unsealed

  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (Allotment of textiles (bar-dul5) given in numbers varying from 1 to 27 to named individuals, often with professions. It mentions Meskikala, ensi of Adab. Note also some impressions of fine textile on the lower edge.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: CUSAS 11, 228

    [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.

    distribution of garments

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CUNES 48-06-249
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No:
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  • Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
  • Period Comments:

    Early Dynastic / Early Sargonic

  • Dates Referenced:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-10-01 at 07:29:18 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:26:40 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2011-11-15 at 13:41:00 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara 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, 228 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P322717.
CUSAS 11, 228 artifact entry (No. P322717). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P322717 (Original work published 2006)
CUSAS 11, 228 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P322717 (Accessed: April 23, 2024).
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	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 228 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P322717},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P322717},
}


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