CUSAS 11, 311 (P322839)

Administrative 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 48-08-111

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Two entries of a not precised item presumably barley, definied respectively as sa2-du11 and sze-ba.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

36.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) sa2-du11
2. 2(u@c) 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze-ba
column 2
  (seal impression)
  (seal impression too unclear to read)

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 36.0 high × 35.0 wide × 18.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: complete
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    sealed; showing two crossed bulls or bullmen, their heads facing; a lion attacks the one on the left; behind the lion, uncertain design.

  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (Two entries of a not precised item presumably barley, definied respectively as sa2-du11 and sze-ba.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: CUSAS 11, 311

    [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.

    barley for offering and rations

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CUNES 48-08-111
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No:
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Period Comments:

    Pre-Sargonic Period

  • Dates Referenced:
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  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-11-15 at 13:41:02 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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    There is no external resource for this artifact yet.

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“CUSAS 11, 311 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P322839.
CUSAS 11, 311 artifact entry (No. P322839). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P322839
CUSAS 11, 311 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P322839 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 311 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P322839},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P322839},
}


TY  - ELEC
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M1  - 2024/4/26/
TI  - CUSAS 11, 311 artifact entry
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