CUSAS 11, 344 (P322829)

Administrative tablet excavated in Shuruppak (mod. Fara), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 48-08-019

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (allotment of barley (measured in NI-ga and perhaps in gur))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

71.0 mm × 71.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
illegible
column 2
1. [...]
2. 2(asz@c) sze lid2-ga a-[...]
3. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) se gur x-a-ni-[(x)]
4. simug#
5. 4(asz@c)# sze# x x
column 3
illegible
reverse
column 1
1. 5(asz@c) sze lid2-ga e2-zi-zi
2. szesz lugal-ezem
3. 2(barig@c) sze ama-bara2-ge#
4. 2(barig@c) sze ad-da
5. aszgab
column 2
1. 2(asz@c) sze lid2-ga szu-ku6
2. si-du3
3. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze lid2-ga lugal-AN
4. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze lid2-ga dumu lu2-kur-gal
column 3
1. szu-nigin2 3(u@c) 3(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze lid2-ga nu-e3

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (allotment of barley (measured in NI-ga and perhaps in gur))
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) Period uncertain.
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P322829
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P322829

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	71.0 mm × 71.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	Baked Cornell 1/18/2002

Provenance

Provenience	Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Museum Number	CUNES 48-08-019
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 11, 344

[Visicato2010CUSAS11] Visicato, Giuseppe, and Aage Westenholz. 2010. Early Dynastic and Early Sargonic Tablets from Adab in the Cornell University Collections. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 11. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

barley

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2016-05-01 at 13:44:21	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 11, 344 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322829.

CUSAS 11, 344 artifact entry (No. P322829). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322829

CUSAS 11, 344 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322829 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322829},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 11, 344 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322829.

CUSAS 11, 344 artifact entry (No. P322829). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322829

CUSAS 11, 344 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322829 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 344 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322829},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322829},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P322829
LB  - CDLI:P322829
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - CUSAS 11, 344 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P322829
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