CUSAS 01, 016 (P325231)

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

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Photo

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 50-11-015

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Measurements

86.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(N34)# , 1(N58)# UR5~a
2. 1(N57) , URI
3. 3(N57) , GISZIMMAR~b1 GISZ# SI
4. [...] , LA2# SUG5
5. [...] , U2~a
6. [...] , ZATU759
column 2
1. 1(N57) , GADA~a NA2~a
2. 1(N57) , SZU2 SAL BAR
3. 1(N34)# , 1(N58)# 3(N57) U2~a NAM~a
4. X , 3(N57) U2~a
5. 1(N57) , ZATU802~b
reverse
column 1
1. SZU# SZU# APIN~a
2. BU~a# PAP~a NAM2 IM~a DUR2 SZAGAN

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	P325231
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P325231

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	86.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 19.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	75% (Surface: 80%)

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. uncertain)
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 50-11-015
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 1, 16

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

Almost complete, slightly damaged tablet. Mixed account. The occurrence of SZU SZU qualified as APINa ensures the provenance of the tablet from Jemdet Nasr (cf. BM 116626, BM 116627, BM 116628).

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-02-12 at 09:16:59	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2008-05-15 at 21:07:56	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 01, 016 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325231.

CUSAS 01, 016 artifact entry (No. P325231). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325231

CUSAS 01, 016 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325231 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 01, 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325231},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325231},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325231
LB  - CDLI:P325231
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - CUSAS 01, 016 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325231
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 01, 016 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325231.

CUSAS 01, 016 artifact entry (No. P325231). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325231

CUSAS 01, 016 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325231 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 01, 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325231},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325231},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325231
LB  - CDLI:P325231
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - CUSAS 01, 016 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325231
ER  -