CUSAS 01, 152 (P325237)

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 50-11-055

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

86.0 mm × 68.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] , [...]
2. U4
column 2
1. [...] , [...]
2. [...] , U2~a U4
3. 3(N01) , NAB KU3~a
4. 1(N14) , SAG@n
5. 2(N45) , SI
6. DU8~c
column 3
1. [...] , [...]
2. [...] DU KI AN TUG2~a URU~a1
3. 2(N01) , SZUBUR
4. 1(N14) , SAG@n
5. 1(N14) 2(N01) , U2~a U4
6. 1(N45) , SI
7. SZE~a GAR
column 4
1. [...] , X
2. 2(N01) , ZATU639 ME~a
3. 6(N01) , SI
4. DUG~a
column 5
1. 2(N01) , [...] |SILA3~axGARA2~a|
2. 1(N01) , ZATU710 DU AN TUG2~a
3. 1(N01) , ZATU710 DU AN TUG2~a URU~a1
4. 3(N01) , SI
5. , U4 DUG~a
column 6
1. 1(N01) , |SILA3~a+GARA2~a|
2. 1(N01) , ESZDA
3. 1(N01) , BALA~a
4. 1(N01) , SAG@n
5. 1(N01) , KU6~a GISZ
6. 1(N01) , NAB KU3~a
7. 8(N01) , [SI]
8. [...] , [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...] 3(N01) , [...] U4
2. 3(N14) 8(N01)# , [...]
3. 3(N14) [...] 3(N01) , [...]
4. [...] , [...]
column 2
1. [...] , [...]

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)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P325237
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P325237

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	86.0 mm × 68.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	50%

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 50-11-055
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 1, 152

[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, damaged tablet. Account of cereal products (dry and liquid), with textual arrangement similar to CUSAS 1, 119.

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 21:08:07	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, 152 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325237.

CUSAS 01, 152 artifact entry (No. P325237). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325237

CUSAS 01, 152 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325237 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 01, 152 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325237},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325237},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325237
LB  - CDLI:P325237
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - CUSAS 01, 152 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325237
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 01, 152 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325237.

CUSAS 01, 152 artifact entry (No. P325237). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325237

CUSAS 01, 152 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325237 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 01, 152 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325237},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325237},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325237
LB  - CDLI:P325237
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - CUSAS 01, 152 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325237
ER  -