CUNES 49-13-054 (P323874)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 49-13-054

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Barley as wages for workers.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

40.0 mm × 38.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (Barley as wages for workers.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) uncertain
Dates Referenced	--.--.--.-- ?
Accounting Period

Seals

sealed; inscribed "Lu-balashaga, scribe, son of ...."

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 001590 (composite) (P454300)	S001590	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

CDLI number	P323874
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P323874

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	40.0 mm × 38.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	50% About 1/3 of the tablet broken away

Provenance

Provenience	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Umma archive.
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 49-13-054
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	190334

Revisions and credits

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

Cite this Artifact

“CUNES 49-13-054 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323874.

CUNES 49-13-054 artifact entry (No. P323874). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323874

CUNES 49-13-054 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323874 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CUNES 49-13-054 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323874.

CUNES 49-13-054 artifact entry (No. P323874). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323874

CUNES 49-13-054 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323874 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUNES 49-13-054 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323874},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323874},
}

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PY  - 2006
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LB  - CDLI:P323874
M1  - 2026/10/23/
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UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323874
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