CUSAS 23, 009 (P323021)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 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 48-09-112

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (list of sheep (udu, udu-u4-ra KA-si, sila4, sila4-nita, u8) and goats (ud5))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

62.0 mm × 62.0 mm × 22.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...] utua#
3. [n] kir11# sila4# nita e3#-li
4. ba-GIR#-a
5. 3(u@c)# 6(asz@c) u8# 1(u@) la2# 1(asz@c) adx(|LU2@sxBAD|)#
column 2
1. [...]
2. igi#-dingir-SZE3@90
3. 3(u@c) 3(asz@c) 2(u@c) la2 1(disz@t) utua(LAK777)#
4. 6(asz@c) kir11 3(asz@c@90) sila4 nita e3-li
5. lu2?-[...]
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. 4(asz@c@90) [...]
2'. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) [...]
3'. x [...]
  blank space
reverse
column 1
1. dub si-sa2-[a]
2. szu-nigin2 3(gesz2) la2 7(disz@t) udu ur4-ra
3. zu2-si
4. e2 lugal [x?] szid-da
5. 1(gesz2) 3(u) ud5
6. 2(disz@t) mu iti [n]
column 2
1. gu2#-an-[sze3] 1(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) u8#? ama 4(u@c) la2 2(disz@t) utua
2. n 2(u@c) la2 1(disz@t) sila4 nita e3#-li
3. mes-kalam-[...]
4. [...]-x

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 62.0 high × 62.0 wide × 22.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: 50%
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (list of sheep (udu, udu-u4-ra KA-si, sila4, sila4-nita, u8) and goats (ud5))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: CUSAS 23, 009

    [Bartash2013CUSAS23] Bartash, Vitali. 2013. Miscellaneous Early Dynastic and Sargonic Texts in the Cornell University Collections. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 23. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CUNES 48-09-112
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
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  • Findspot Square:
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Period Comments:

    Pre-Sargonic

  • Dates Referenced:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-01-26 at 11:14:18 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Notizia, Palmiro CDLI approved View
2019-10-14 at 11:53:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-03-04 at 09:54:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-09-24 at 13:08:07 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 23, 009 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323021.
CUSAS 23, 009 artifact entry (No. P323021). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323021
CUSAS 23, 009 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323021 (Accessed: July 10, 2025).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-10]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 23, 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323021},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323021},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323021
LB  - CDLI:P323021
M1  - 2025/7/10/
TI  - CUSAS 23, 009 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323021
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