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

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

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 71.0 high × 71.0 wide × 21.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: Baked Cornell 1/18/2002
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    unsealed

  • Artifact comments:

  • 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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CUNES 48-08-019
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
  • Period Comments:

    Period uncertain.

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

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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: July 12, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-12]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 344 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322829},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322829},
}


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