CUNES 49-02-029 (P323252)

Letter tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 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 49-02-029

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (Letter to Ur-Sulpa'e#)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

42.0 mm × 38.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3-ra
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. ku3 2(disz) gin2
4. ur-sila-luh-ka
reverse
1. ki-na i3-gal2-la
2. sza3-bi-ta
3. 1(disz) gin2 lu2-du10-ga
4. he2#-na#-ab#-szum2#-mu#
5. ku3-bi x x
6. nam-mi-gu2-re
seal 1
1. ur-{d}suen#
2. dumu ur-{d}utu

Text content

Genre(s) Letter (Letter to Ur-Sulpa'e#)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P323252

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 42.0 mm × 38.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation complete (Surface: 100%)

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Umma archive?.
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Museum Number CUNES 49-02-029
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 189676

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-06-29 at 19:19:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2016-06-29 at 19:16:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-06-29 at 19:14:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-04-22 at 00:56:10 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2013-07-08 at 18:24:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-10-31 at 13:15:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CUNES 49-02-029 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323252.
CUNES 49-02-029 artifact entry (No. P323252). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323252
CUNES 49-02-029 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323252 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUNES 49-02-029 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323252},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323252},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323252
LB  - CDLI:P323252
M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - CUNES 49-02-029 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323252
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Cite this Artifacts

“CUNES 49-02-029 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323252.
CUNES 49-02-029 artifact entry (No. P323252). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323252
CUNES 49-02-029 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323252 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUNES 49-02-029 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323252},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323252},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323252
LB  - CDLI:P323252
M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - CUNES 49-02-029 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323252
ER  - 
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