CUNES 58-01-140 (P519952)

Administrative 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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 58-01-140

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) 2(disz) sze ku3 masz a-sza3-[ga]
2. gu-da
3. szu bar-ra
4. a-sza3 a-ba-gal
reverse
1. ki kas4-[ta]
2. kiszib3 [gu]-[u2]-[gu]-a
3. mu us2-sa bad3 mar-tu ba-du3
seal 1
1. gu-u2-gu-a
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ma-an-szum2

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Šū-Suen.05.00.00 (us2 year)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 002372.2 (composite) (P533411)	S002372.2	-	-

Record

CDLI number	P519952
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P519952

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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 58-01-140
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2020-07-25 at 06:49:39	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard		CDLI	Approved
2020-06-24 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CUNES 58-01-140 Artifact Entry.” 2020. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 24, 2020. https://cdli.earth/P519952.

CUNES 58-01-140 artifact entry (No. P519952). (2020, June 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519952

CUNES 58-01-140 artifact entry (2020) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519952 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).

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	year = {2020},
	month = {jun 24},
	title = {CUNES 58-01-140 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519952},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUNES 58-01-140 Artifact Entry.” 2020. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 24, 2020. https://cdli.earth/P519952.

CUNES 58-01-140 artifact entry (No. P519952). (2020, June 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519952

CUNES 58-01-140 artifact entry (2020) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519952 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).

@misc{2020CUNES,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2020},
	month = {jun 24},
	title = {CUNES 58-01-140 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519952},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519952},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2020/6/24/
PY  - 2020
ID  - P519952
LB  - CDLI:P519952
M1  - 2026/4/20/
TI  - CUNES 58-01-140 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P519952
ER  -