CUNES 52-09-008 (P326114)

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 52-09-008

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (wages to gurusz for working at the weir)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

51.0 mm × 44.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (wages to gurusz for working at the weir)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P326114
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P326114

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	51.0 mm × 44.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	nearly complete (Surface: 80%)

Provenance

Provenience	Nippur (mod. Nuffar) [uncertain]
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 52-09-008
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	189926

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 52-09-008 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P326114.

CUNES 52-09-008 artifact entry (No. P326114). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P326114

CUNES 52-09-008 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P326114 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P326114},
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Cite this Artifacts

“CUNES 52-09-008 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P326114.

CUNES 52-09-008 artifact entry (No. P326114). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P326114

CUNES 52-09-008 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P326114 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUNES 52-09-008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P326114},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P326114},
}

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DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P326114
LB  - CDLI:P326114
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - CUNES 52-09-008 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P326114
ER  -