CUNES 49-08-018 (P323443)

Administrative tablet dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 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 49-08-018

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Labor force for a field.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

73.0 mm × 55.0 mm

Modern forgery

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (Labor force for a field.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Not dated. Modern forgery
Dates Referenced	00.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P323443
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P323443

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	73.0 mm × 55.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	75% (Surface: 80%) Fragment consisting of about half of a tablet, with a fake portion added to make it look more complete

Provenance

Provenience
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 49-08-018
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	190279

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CUNES 49-08-018 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323443.

CUNES 49-08-018 artifact entry (No. P323443). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323443

CUNES 49-08-018 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323443 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUNES 49-08-018 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323443.

CUNES 49-08-018 artifact entry (No. P323443). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323443

CUNES 49-08-018 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323443 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUNES 49-08-018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323443},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323443},
}

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PY  - 2006
ID  - P323443
LB  - CDLI:P323443
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - CUNES 49-08-018 artifact entry
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