CUSAS 23, 011 (P325565)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 51-08-004

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Allotment of fat and oil (or ghee and cheese) of various animals.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

84.0 mm × 69.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [n i3]-nun# ud5
2. 2(barig@c) ga-ar3
  blank space
3. ne-sag
4. 2(asz@c) 1(u)? sila3 i3#-nin# ud5#
5. 2(barig@c) ga#-ar3#
column 2
  blank line
1. {d#}inanna-ur-sag
2. 1(asz@c) i3-nun ab2#
3. 4(ban2@c) ga-ar3
4. 1(asz@c) i3 dug muru13
  Notizia: 'medium pots'?
5. szubur-tur
6. 1(asz@c) i3-nun ab2
7. 4(ban2@c) ga-ar3
reverse
column 1
  blank space
1. gesz-ti-abzu
2. 1(asz@c) i3-nun
3. 4(ban2@c)# ga-ar3
4. 2(asz@c) i3 dug nesag e2#-iti!(UD)# sza3-nu#-gal2
5. 1(asz@c) i3-nun
6. 4(ban2@c)# ga-ar3
7. 2(asz@c)# la2 5(disz@t) <dug> nesag szesz#-ama-na#
column 2
1. e2-gal de6
2. iti 3(disz@t) 1(u)? [(n)] mu#

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 84.0 high × 69.0 wide
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: 75%
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (Allotment of fat and oil (or ghee and cheese) of various animals.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: CUSAS 23, 011

    [Bartash2013CUSAS23] Bartash, Vitali. 2013. Miscellaneous Early Dynastic and Sargonic Texts in the Cornell University Collections. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 23. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CUNES 51-08-004
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Provenience Comments:

    mu-iti

  • Elevation:
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  • Findspot Square:
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Period Comments:

    Pre-Sargonic

  • Dates Referenced: 00.10.00.00
  • Alternative Years:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2020-01-26 at 11:18:20 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Notizia, Palmiro CDLI approved View
2015-10-17 at 12:10:52 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 23, 011 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P325565.
CUSAS 23, 011 artifact entry (No. P325565). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325565 (Original work published 2006)
CUSAS 23, 011 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325565 (Accessed: August 3, 2025).
@misc{2023CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {CUSAS 23, 011 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325565},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325565},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/3/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P325565
LB  - CDLI:P325565
M1  - 2025/8/3/
TI  - CUSAS 23, 011 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325565
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 23, 011 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P325565.
CUSAS 23, 011 artifact entry (No. P325565). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325565 (Original work published 2006)
CUSAS 23, 011 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325565 (Accessed: August 3, 2025).
@misc{2023CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {CUSAS 23, 011 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325565},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325565},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/3/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P325565
LB  - CDLI:P325565
M1  - 2025/8/3/
TI  - CUSAS 23, 011 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325565
ER  -
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