CUSAS 23, 036 (P323026)

Mathematical 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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 48-09-117

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (school text: exercise incomplete register of a field and of amounts of barley)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

64.0 mm × 64.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(bur'u@c) 3(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) 6(iku@c) GAN2
2. pa5 ur-mu-da
3. sig
column 2
blank
column 3
1. da-ba 4(bur3@c) 3(esze3@c) 3(iku@c) dub-la2
2. EN-TI
3. igi-nim
column 4
blank
reverse
1. n 8(bur3@c) [...] 1(esze3@c)
2. 6(bur3@c) 2(esze3@c) a-sza3 sig naga# du3#
3. pa5 ur-mu-da

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (school text: exercise incomplete register of a field and of amounts of barley) School text
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) Pre-Sargonic
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P323026
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P323026

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	64.0 mm × 64.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (Surface: 100%)

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 48-09-117
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 23, 036

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2020-01-26 at 12:53:55	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Notizia, Palmiro	CDLI	Approved
2017-03-04 at 09:54:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2015-09-27 at 12:40:22	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 Artifacts

“CUSAS 23, 036 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323026.

CUSAS 23, 036 artifact entry (No. P323026). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323026

CUSAS 23, 036 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323026 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 23, 036 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323026},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323026},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323026
LB  - CDLI:P323026
M1  - 2026/4/28/
TI  - CUSAS 23, 036 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323026
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 23, 036 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323026.

CUSAS 23, 036 artifact entry (No. P323026). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323026

CUSAS 23, 036 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323026 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 23, 036 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323026},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323026},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323026
LB  - CDLI:P323026
M1  - 2026/4/28/
TI  - CUSAS 23, 036 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323026
ER  -