CUNES 52-08-012 (P326058)

Administrative 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

Cite

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Museum Number

CUNES 52-08-012

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (wages of barley for workers)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

45.0 mm × 33.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (wages of barley for workers)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P326058
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P326058

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	45.0 mm × 33.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (Surface: 100%)

Provenance

Provenience	Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Geme-Enlila
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 52-08-012
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	189916

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CUNES 52-08-012 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P326058.

CUNES 52-08-012 artifact entry (No. P326058). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P326058

CUNES 52-08-012 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P326058 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUNES 52-08-012 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P326058.

CUNES 52-08-012 artifact entry (No. P326058). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P326058

CUNES 52-08-012 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P326058 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUNES 52-08-012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P326058},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P326058},
}

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M1  - 2026/4/11/
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