CUSAS 01, 153 (P325192)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) period and now kept in Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Cite

Photo

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 50-09-022

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Measurements

72.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 29.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] , [...]
2. [...] , NU11# [AN]
3. [...] 1(N01) , AN# SZA3~a1 UR2#
4. [...] , [PA~a] KU3~a# A# [GISZ3~a]
5. 1(N22) , GUG2 KASZ~a BAR
6. 1(N01) GUG2
7. 1(N01) , ZATU776 X
column 2
1. [...] , [...]
2. 1(N01) , DUB~a SANGA~a
3. 1(N01) , GA2~a1 ME~a EN~a SZU DU
4. 1(N01) , TUR3~a 5(N57)
5. 2(N01)# ME~a DAR~b# PAP~a
6. 2(N01) , AN# NU11# [...]
7. 1(N14) , ZATU776 X
column 3
1. A# HAL AL
reverse
blank

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
Consult word list of Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P325192
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P325192

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	72.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 29.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	75% (Surface: 80%)

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. uncertain)
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 50-09-022
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 1, 153

[Monaco2007CUSAS1] Monaco, Salvatore F. 2007. The Cornell University Archaic Tablets. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 1. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Complete, but badly damaged tablet. reverse defaced (uninscribed?). Account of cereal products (dry and liquid). Parallel to CUSAS 1, 149.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-02-12 at 09:17:13	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-05-15 at 21:07:28	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 01, 153 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325192.

CUSAS 01, 153 artifact entry (No. P325192). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325192

CUSAS 01, 153 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325192 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 01, 153 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325192},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325192},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325192
LB  - CDLI:P325192
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - CUSAS 01, 153 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325192
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 01, 153 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325192.

CUSAS 01, 153 artifact entry (No. P325192). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325192

CUSAS 01, 153 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325192 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 01, 153 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325192},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325192},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325192
LB  - CDLI:P325192
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - CUSAS 01, 153 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325192
ER  -