CUSAS 01, 145 (P330049)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) period and now kept in Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

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Photo

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 50-00-006

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Measurements

94.0 mm × 59.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
beginning of column broken
1'.a. [...] , [...]
1'.b. [...] , [...]
1'.c. 2(N39~a)# , [...]
2'.a. [...] , [...]
2'.b. [...] , [...]
2'.c. 2(N39~a)# , [...]
rest of column broken
column 2
1.a. 3(N01) , SZEN~c@t# GISZ KASZ~a
1.b1. [...] , [...]
1.b2. 1(N03) 2(N40)
2.a. 1(N14) , ZATU710
2.b1. 2(N39~a) , HI@g~a
2.b2. 2(N40)
3.a1. 1(N14) , [...]
3.a2. 1(N14) , ZATU639
3.a3. [...] , X
3.b1. 2(N01) , [...] KASZ~a
3.b2. 2(N01) , KASZ~a GISZ URU~a1
3.c1. 3(N42~a) , HI@g~a
3.c2. 4(N39~a) , SZE~a
3.c3. 3(N40)
4.a1. [...] , GAR
4.a2. 2(N14) , GAR
4.a3. EN~a BA BAHAR2~b
4.b1. 2(N01) , KASZ~a DUG~a
4.b2. 2(N01) , DUG~a UKKIN~a
4.c1. 2(N42~a) 1(N24) , HI@g~a
4.c2. 2(N01) 1(N39~a)
4.c3. 3(N40)
5.a. 3(N01) , U4 DUG~a |E2~ax1(N57)@t|
5.b. 5(N01) , KASZ~a GISZ
5.c1. 3(N39~a)
5.c2. 2(N42~a) 3(N40)
6.a. 2(N01) , DUG~a KASZ~d
6.b1. 1(N25) , HI@g~a
6.b2. 1(N24)
6.c. 1(N40) , BULUG3
7.a. 1(N01) , [...]
7.b. 1(N24) , [...]
7.c. 1(N39~a) , [...]
rest of column broken
column 3
1.a. 5(N14) , KASZ~a GISZ URU~a1# KASZ~a E2~a# AL
1.b1. 2(N14) , U4 GAR
1.b2. 1(N03)
1.b3. 1(N40) , ZATU714 MU
1.c1. 1(N39~a) , [...]
1.c2. 1(N24) , [...]
1.c3. 3(N03)
2.a. 2(N01) , KASZ~a GISZ URU~a1
2.b. 4(N01) , MU DUG~a
2.c1. 1(N39~a) , HI@g~a
2.c2. 1(N39~a)
2.c3. 1(N40)
3. 1(N39~a) , GUG2 ZATU710
4. 2(N39~a) 1(N24) , X
5. 1(N14) , [...]
6. 1(N14) , [...]
rest of column broken
reverse
column 1
1. [...] , [...]

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)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P330049
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P330049

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	94.0 mm × 59.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	incomplete

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. 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 50-00-006
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 1, 145

[Monaco2007CUSAS1] Monaco, Salvatore F. 2007. The Cornell University Archaic Tablets. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 1. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Large fragment of a tablet, reverse uninscribed. Account of cereal products (barley, malt, grain groats, bread and beer). Similar to CUSAS 1, 144.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-02-12 at 09:17:12	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2008-05-15 at 21:11:27	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 01, 145 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P330049.

CUSAS 01, 145 artifact entry (No. P330049). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330049

CUSAS 01, 145 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330049 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 01, 145 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P330049},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P330049},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 01, 145 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P330049.

CUSAS 01, 145 artifact entry (No. P330049). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330049

CUSAS 01, 145 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330049 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 01, 145 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P330049},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P330049},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P330049
LB  - CDLI:P330049
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - CUSAS 01, 145 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P330049
ER  -