CUSAS 11, 348 (P323278)

Business / Contracts 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 49-02-066

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (loan barley)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

35.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [n] 2(asz@c) sze# [...]
2. me-[...]
3. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) sze# u2/e2-da a2-ni-kur-e
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze IGI-GA-la tur-gu
2. 5(asz@c) se lu2-sag/ka
3. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze lugal-x
reverse
1. 1(asz@c) sze a-il2-{d}szara2
2. 2(asz@c) se amar-ul4
column 2
1. sze ha-mul igi-si4 ugula nu-banda3 adab{ki}

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)	Legal > Business / Contracts (loan barley)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P323278
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P323278

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	35.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (Surface: 100%)

Provenance

Provenience	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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 49-02-066
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 11, 348

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-03-04 at 09:54:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-05-01 at 13:44:55	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 11, 348 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323278.

CUSAS 11, 348 artifact entry (No. P323278). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323278

CUSAS 11, 348 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323278 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).

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	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323278},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 11, 348 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323278.

CUSAS 11, 348 artifact entry (No. P323278). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323278

CUSAS 11, 348 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323278 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 11, 348 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323278},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323278},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323278
LB  - CDLI:P323278
M1  - 2026/10/8/
TI  - CUSAS 11, 348 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323278
ER  -