CUSAS 01, 050 (P325491)

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 51-07-009

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Measurements

63.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 5(N01) , BAR UDU~a
2. 4(N01) , MASZ2
3.a. 1(N34) , BAR UDU~a
3.b1. 1(N14) [...] 6(N01) , [...]
3.b2. [...] , [...]
column 2
1. 3(N01) , BAR UDUNITA~a
2. 3(N01) , BAR MASZ
3. [...] , [...]
reverse
column 1
1. 3(N14)# 8(N01)# , [...]
2. 8(N01) , BAR UD5~a
3. 1(N14) 6(N01) , UDU~a
4. 1(N14) 3(N01) , UDUNITA~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
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P325491
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P325491

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	63.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 22.0 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 51-07-009
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 1, 50

[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, well preserved tablet. obverse on flat side. Account of sheep and goats.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-02-12 at 09:17:01	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-05-15 at 21:09:33	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, 050 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325491.

CUSAS 01, 050 artifact entry (No. P325491). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325491

CUSAS 01, 050 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325491 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 01, 050 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325491},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325491},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325491
LB  - CDLI:P325491
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - CUSAS 01, 050 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325491
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 01, 050 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325491.

CUSAS 01, 050 artifact entry (No. P325491). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325491

CUSAS 01, 050 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325491 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 01, 050 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325491},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325491},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325491
LB  - CDLI:P325491
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - CUSAS 01, 050 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325491
ER  -