CUNES 49-11-053 (P323739)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), 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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 49-11-053

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Administrative record offield areas for plowing; two columns.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

117.0 mm × 70.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 uru4-a
2. 1(bur'u) 2(bur3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 1(disz)
3. 1(bur'u) GAN2 gi mu2-a
4. 2(bur'u) 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 {u2}kiszi17 nu-ku5-a gesz nu-ur3-ra
5. szunigin# 4(bur'u) 6(bur3) GAN2
6. a-sza3 amar-kiszi17
7. 5(bur3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 1(disz)
8. 2(u) 6(bur3) GAN2 ki-a
9. szunigin 3(bur'u) 1(bur3) GAN2
10. a-sza3 AB?
11. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 uru4-a
12. 3(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 gesz u3-ra a-ra2 2(disz)
13. 1(bur'u) 6(bur3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz)
17. szunigin 2(bur'u) 1(bur3) GAN2 a-[sza3 ...]
column 2
1. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 1(disz)
2. 4(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 ki-a
3. a-sza3 szu-nu-kusz2
4. 2(bur3) GAN2 uru4-a
5. 3(bur3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz)
6. a-sza3 ugur2-tur {d}[szara2]
7. 1(esze3) GAN2 uru4-a
8. 2(bur3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz)
9. a-sza3 ugur2-tur igi e2-duru5
10. 1(esze3)? GAN2 uru4-a
11. 4(bur3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz)
12. a-sza3 [...] us2-sa a-sza3 x x x
13. 6(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 uru4-a
14. 1(bur'u)? GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz)
15. 1(bur'u) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 1(disz)
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...] uru4-a
2'. 7(bur3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz)
3'. a-sza3 usz-gid2-da
4'. 2(bur3) GAN2 uru4-a
5'. 3(bur3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz)
6'. a-sza3 GAN2 lu2-{d}szara2
7'. 5(bur3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 1(disz)
8'. a-sza3 GAN2-ansze
9'. 2(bur'u) n(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 uru4-a
10'. 9(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku)? [GAN2] gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 1(disz)
11'. a-sza3 du6-{d}szara2
  blank space
12'. szunigin 2(bur'u) 2(esze3) GAN2 uru4-a
13'. szunigin 3(bur'u) 9(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz)
column 2
1. [szunigin ...] a-ra2 [1(disz)?]
2. szunigin 1(bur'u) 2(bur3) GAN2 gi mu2#-[a]
3. szunigin 2(bur'u) 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 {u2}kiszi17 nu-ku5-a gesz nu-ur3-ra
4. szunigin [3(bur'u) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2] ki-a
5. szunigin 1(bur3) 2(esze3)? GAN2 gi [mu2]-a gesz nu-ur3-ra
6. szunigin 3(szar2) 4(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2
7. a-sza3 GAN2-gu4
8. 1(disz) ARAD2 ur-{d}a-du10 engar
9. bala szu-bar-ra kar-ra-sze3
10. ur-lugal dumu da-a-gi4-ke4 in-gi4-[...]
11. 1(disz) dumu ur-{d}a-du10 dumu da-mu
12. da-da-ga nu-mu-bi?
13. gu4-bi lu2 nu-ub-x-ab-e-ri
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Administrative record offield areas for plowing; two columns.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
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Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P323739

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 117.0 mm × 70.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation 75% (Surface: 80%)
Well preserved but the lower edge is broken away (with a loss of one to three lines in each column), and some water damage on the obverse

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 49-11-053
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 189689

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-12-17 at 06:19:08 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2020-12-08 at 09:02:15 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-07-10 at 19:20:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CUNES 49-11-053 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323739.
CUNES 49-11-053 artifact entry (No. P323739). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323739
CUNES 49-11-053 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323739 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUNES 49-11-053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323739},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323739},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CUNES 49-11-053 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323739.
CUNES 49-11-053 artifact entry (No. P323739). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323739
CUNES 49-11-053 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323739 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUNES 49-11-053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323739},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323739},
}


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PY  - 2006
ID  - P323739
LB  - CDLI:P323739
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - CUNES 49-11-053 artifact entry
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