CUNES 49-15-617 (P324623)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Irisagrig (mod. uncertain), 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

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 49-15-617

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Irisagrig (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Ur-Dumuzi will return barley received from Ur-kiri.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

53.0 mm × 46.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) 1(barig) sze gur
2. ki ur-{gesz}kiri6-ta
3. ur-{d}dumu-zi
4. szu ba-ti
5. su-su-dam
reverse
  blank space
1. iti sze-sag11!-ku5
2. mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-da# ba-hun
envelope
1. 1(asz) 1(barig) sze gur
2. ki ur-{gesz}kiri6-ta
3. ur-{d}dumu-zi
4. szu ba-ti
5. su#-su-dam
reverse
  broken
seal 1
1. ur-{d}dumu#-[zi]
2. dumu sipa#?-[...]
3. nu#-[...]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 53.0 high × 46.0 wide
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: complete
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    sealed; inscribed "Ur-Dumuzi, son of Shusi-..., gatekeeper." The seal is otherwise unknown.

  • Artifact comments:

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CUNES 49-15-617
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Irisagrig (mod. uncertain) [uncertain] Provenience Comments:

    Uncertain provenance.

  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Period Comments:

    uncertain

  • Dates Referenced: --.--.--.--
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-07-30 at 09:54:14 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -
Cite this Artifact
“CUNES 49-15-617 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324623.
CUNES 49-15-617 artifact entry (No. P324623). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324623
CUNES 49-15-617 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324623 (Accessed: July 7, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-07]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUNES 49-15-617 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324623},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324623},
}


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