CUSAS 31, 038 (P006389)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) period and now kept in Anonymous

Cite

Photo

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

anonymous

Museum Number

Anonymous 006389

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a. 4(N14) , 1(N58)
1.b. 4(N34) , 1(N57)
2.a. 5(N14)# 1(N22) , GAN2
2.b1. 2(N22)# , X
2.b2. 2(N22)# , X
2.b3. 3(N14) 2(N22) , EN~a
2.b4. 1(N22) , SAL E2~b
3.a. 5(N14) 2(N22) 8(N08) , GAN2
3.b1. 1(N01) 8(N08) , BAR
3.b2. 1(N22) 3(N01) , |SZE~a.NAM2|
3.b3. 5(N14)# 2(N01) , |NUN~a+NAM2|#
column 2
1. 3(N14) , DU SUM~b [...]
2. 1(N14) 1(N22) 3(N01) , PAP~a MUSZEN
3. 1(N22) 3(N01) , SZESZ~a SAL E2~b
4. 1(N22) 3(N01) , SZIDIM
5. 1(N22) 3(N01) , EN~a DU BU~b ZATU759
6. 5(N14) , SI ME~a
7. 5(N14) 2(N22) 8(N08) , AL#
blank space
reverse
1.a. 5(N14) 4(N01)# , 1(N58)
1.b. 3(N34) 1(N57) , SI ME~a
2.a. 3(N14) 8(N01)# 1(N58) , |NUN~a+NAM2|#? KI
2.b. 3(N34) 1(N57) , SZIDIM
3.a. 4(N14) 6(N01) , 1(N58)
3.b. 3(N34) , 1(N57)
3.c. 4(N14)# 1(N22) 4(N01)# 8(N08) , A? GAN2
4.a. 2(N14)# 2(N01)# , 1(N58)#
4.b. 1(N34) 4(N14) , 1(N57)#
4.c. 1(N14) 4(N01)# , X GAN2

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
Consult word list of Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Undetermined

Chronology

Period	Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P006389
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P006389

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	anonymous
Museum Number	Anonymous 006389
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 31, 38

[Monaco2016CUSAS31] Monaco, Salvatore F. 2016. Archaic Cuneiform Tablets from Private Collections. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 31. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-01-29 at 09:35:23	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Monaco, Salvatore F.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-07-31 at 21:50:46	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 15:13:41	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:13:27	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 31, 038 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P006389.

CUSAS 31, 038 artifact entry (No. P006389). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006389

CUSAS 31, 038 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006389 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

@misc{2001CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {CUSAS 31, 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006389},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006389},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P006389
LB  - CDLI:P006389
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - CUSAS 31, 038 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P006389
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 31, 038 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P006389.

CUSAS 31, 038 artifact entry (No. P006389). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006389

CUSAS 31, 038 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006389 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

@misc{2001CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {CUSAS 31, 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006389},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006389},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P006389
LB  - CDLI:P006389
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - CUSAS 31, 038 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P006389
ER  -