CUSAS 23, 003 (P325092)

Administrative 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

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 50-08-009

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (An account of donkeys at the "donkey house"?list of numeral indicators with a few words: lugal-ib2-ta-ni adab.ki, mu-ni-da-dab5?, e2-ansze-ta)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

61.0 mm × 68.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. 1(gesz2)
4. 1(gesz2)
5. 1(gesz2)
6. 1(gesz2)
7. 1(gesz2)
8. 1(gesz2)
9. 1(gesz2)
  there are small check-marks at end of lines 3-9
column 2
1. [...]
2. 4(u)
  blank space
3. lugal-ib2-ta-ni-e3
column 3
1. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz@t)
2. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz@t)
3. 1(gesz2) 2(u)
4. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz@t)
5. 1(gesz2) 2(u)
6. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz@t)
7. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz@t)
reverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz@t)
2. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz@t)
3. 1(gesz2) 3(u)
  blank space
4. mu-ni-da-lu
column 2
  blank
  except for an erased ansze sign
column 3
1. 4(u) 5(gesz2) 5(disz@t) 4(u)
2. e2-ansze-ta e3#

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 61.0 high × 68.0 wide
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: complete
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    unsealed

  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (An account of donkeys at the "donkey house"?list of numeral indicators with a few words: lugal-ib2-ta-ni adab.ki, mu-ni-da-dab5?, e2-ansze-ta)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: CUSAS 23, 003

    [Bartash2013CUSAS23] Bartash, Vitali. 2013. Miscellaneous Early Dynastic and Sargonic Texts in the Cornell University Collections. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 23. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CUNES 50-08-009
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Period Comments:

    Pre-Sargonic

  • Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
  • Alternative Years:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-06-21 at 10:57:14 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2015-09-23 at 13:23:53 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 23, 003 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325092.
CUSAS 23, 003 artifact entry (No. P325092). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325092
CUSAS 23, 003 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325092 (Accessed: August 4, 2025).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-04]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 23, 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325092},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325092},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325092
LB  - CDLI:P325092
M1  - 2025/8/4/
TI  - CUSAS 23, 003 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325092
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 23, 003 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325092.
CUSAS 23, 003 artifact entry (No. P325092). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325092
CUSAS 23, 003 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325092 (Accessed: August 4, 2025).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-04]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 23, 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325092},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325092},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325092
LB  - CDLI:P325092
M1  - 2025/8/4/
TI  - CUSAS 23, 003 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325092
ER  -
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