CUSAS 01, 040 (P325350)

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 51-01-103

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (account of animals, including onager or equid)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

75.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(N14) , MUN~a1
2. 1(N01) , DUB~b
3. 3(N01) , |U4x2(N57)|
4. 3(N01) , |U4x1(N57)| AMAR
column 2
1. 6(N01) , SAL
2. 5(N01) , SZA3~a2
3. 4(N01) , |U4x2(N57)|
4. 3(N01) , |U4x1(N57)| AMAR MUN~a1
column 3
1. 1(N14) 5(N01) , UDU~a
reverse
column 1
1. 3(N14) 5(N01) , KISZ NAM2 KAB# U2~b DIN
column 2
1. 1(N14) , MUN~a1
2. 2(N14) 5(N01) , |DU8~cxAMAR|
column 3
1. 1(N14) , MUN~a1
2. 1(N14) 8(N01) , [SAL]
3. 7(N01) , KUR~a

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 (account of animals, including onager or equid)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P325350
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P325350

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	75.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (Surface: 100%)

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 51-01-103
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 1, 40

[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, slightly damaged tablet, obverse on flat side. Account of sheep and asses. Parallel to CUSAS 1, 036 and HJN 2.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-02-12 at 09:17:00	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-05-15 at 21:08:37	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, 040 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325350.

CUSAS 01, 040 artifact entry (No. P325350). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325350

CUSAS 01, 040 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325350 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 01, 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325350},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325350},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325350
LB  - CDLI:P325350
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - CUSAS 01, 040 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325350
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 01, 040 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325350.

CUSAS 01, 040 artifact entry (No. P325350). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325350

CUSAS 01, 040 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325350 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 01, 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325350},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325350},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325350
LB  - CDLI:P325350
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - CUSAS 01, 040 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325350
ER  -