CUNES 51-02-011 (P325372)

Letter tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), 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 51-02-011

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (letter to Aradmu?)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

47.0 mm × 39.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...]-mu#
2. u3#-na-a-du11
3. sze pisan szagina in-[x]
4. ur-e2-zi-da
5. u4# 1(u)# 3(disz)-kam-ma-ka
reverse
1. x hun-ga2
2. 1(asz) 1(barig) x mu-na-x-e-x
3. a2-bi lu2#? x x x
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Letter (letter to Aradmu?)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P325372

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 47.0 mm × 39.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation 75% (Surface: 80%)

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Aradmu
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 51-02-011
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 189735

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2013-07-29 at 07:51:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-10-31 at 13:15:58 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 51-02-011 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325372.
CUNES 51-02-011 artifact entry (No. P325372). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325372
CUNES 51-02-011 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325372 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325372},
}


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PY  - 2006
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M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - CUNES 51-02-011 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“CUNES 51-02-011 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325372.
CUNES 51-02-011 artifact entry (No. P325372). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325372
CUNES 51-02-011 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325372 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
@misc{2006CUNES,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUNES 51-02-011 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325372},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325372},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325372
LB  - CDLI:P325372
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - CUNES 51-02-011 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325372
ER  -
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