CUSAS 23, 002 (P325615)
Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USAMuseum Number
CUNES 51-09-005Period
ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Allotment of a not legible item)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
83.0 mm × 83.0 mm
tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) e2-pa-e3#
2. 1(asz@c) me-hur-sag
3. nagar
4. 1(asz@c) gissu#-bi#
5. i:du8
6. 1(asz@c) e2-na
7. [...]
8. tiru#
9. 1(asz@c) gi#-na
10. AN-HU-x
column 2
blank line
1. e2-TUG2?-da
2. [1(asz@c)] il-su-x
3. 1(asz@c) amar-urum9{ki}
blank space
4. inim-ni-zi
column 3
1. [...]
2. [...] x
3. 1(asz@c) amar-tur3
4. 1(asz@c) an-na-na
blank space
5. lum-ma
column 4
beginning broken
1'. [...]-sa
2'. 1(asz@c) [...]
3'. 1(asz@c)# e2#-nun-ne2
4'. szita-esz3
blank space
5'. a2-ag2-du10
column 5
beginning broken
1'. [...]-ki
2'. 1(asz@c)# mes#-u4-ba
3'. 1(asz@c) gissu#-ni-du11#?
4'. 1(asz@c) inim#-ni-zi#
5'. pa-bil2-ga-lugal#
blank line
reverse
column 1
blank space
1. e2-kur-diri
2. pa4-anzu2{muszen}
3. sipa
4. 1(asz@c) LAK358-si# [(...)]
rest broken
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) e2-zi-pa#-e3#
2. szesz#-lal3#
3. 1(asz@c) e2-gissu-bi
4. sag-me
5. 1(asz@c) dingir-mu-me
6. an#-ne2
7. 1(asz@c) szubur
8. kasz4
9. [1(asz@c)] ur-sag
10. sipa
rest broken
column 3
1. ma-lumx(LAK218)
2. ugula
3. 1(asz@c)# ZUM#-ZUM#
4. [...]
5. 1(asz@c)# x
6. simug#
7. 1(asz@c) x-ba
8. MA
9. ugula#
10. 1(asz@c) x-bi-du10
11. AMAR#-SU?#
12. 1(asz@c) ur-e2-gal2
GAL UR E2
13. aszgab
14. 1(asz@c) a-si#
column 4
1. e2:mi2
2. 1(asz@c) e2-babbar-pa-e3
3. x
4. x
5. x
6. [1(asz@c) x]-x
7. dub#-sar# 1(asz@c)
8. amar-gir2-nun
9. 1(asz@c) e2-na
10. nagar
blank space
11. lugal-nir-gal2
12. ugula
column 5
blank space
1. gu2 x x
rest blank
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) e2-pa-e3#
2. 1(asz@c) me-hur-sag
3. nagar
4. 1(asz@c) gissu#-bi#
5. i:du8
6. 1(asz@c) e2-na
7. [...]
8. tiru#
9. 1(asz@c) gi#-na
10. AN-HU-x
column 2
blank line
1. e2-TUG2?-da
2. [1(asz@c)] il-su-x
3. 1(asz@c) amar-urum9{ki}
blank space
4. inim-ni-zi
column 3
1. [...]
2. [...] x
3. 1(asz@c) amar-tur3
4. 1(asz@c) an-na-na
blank space
5. lum-ma
column 4
beginning broken
1'. [...]-sa
2'. 1(asz@c) [...]
3'. 1(asz@c)# e2#-nun-ne2
4'. szita-esz3
blank space
5'. a2-ag2-du10
column 5
beginning broken
1'. [...]-ki
2'. 1(asz@c)# mes#-u4-ba
3'. 1(asz@c) gissu#-ni-du11#?
4'. 1(asz@c) inim#-ni-zi#
5'. pa-bil2-ga-lugal#
blank line
reverse
column 1
blank space
1. e2-kur-diri
2. pa4-anzu2{muszen}
3. sipa
4. 1(asz@c) LAK358-si# [(...)]
rest broken
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) e2-zi-pa#-e3#
2. szesz#-lal3#
3. 1(asz@c) e2-gissu-bi
4. sag-me
5. 1(asz@c) dingir-mu-me
6. an#-ne2
7. 1(asz@c) szubur
8. kasz4
9. [1(asz@c)] ur-sag
10. sipa
rest broken
column 3
1. ma-lumx(LAK218)
2. ugula
3. 1(asz@c)# ZUM#-ZUM#
4. [...]
5. 1(asz@c)# x
6. simug#
7. 1(asz@c) x-ba
8. MA
9. ugula#
10. 1(asz@c) x-bi-du10
11. AMAR#-SU?#
12. 1(asz@c) ur-e2-gal2
GAL UR E2
13. aszgab
14. 1(asz@c) a-si#
column 4
1. e2:mi2
2. 1(asz@c) e2-babbar-pa-e3
3. x
4. x
5. x
6. [1(asz@c) x]-x
7. dub#-sar# 1(asz@c)
8. amar-gir2-nun
9. 1(asz@c) e2-na
10. nagar
blank space
11. lugal-nir-gal2
12. ugula
column 5
blank space
1. gu2 x x
rest blank
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Consult sign list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 83.0 high × 83.0 wide
- Weight:
- Artifact Preservation: 75%
- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
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Seal information:
unsealed
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (Allotment of a not legible item)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: CUSAS 23, 002
[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 51-09-005
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
- Elevation:
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- Findspot Square:
- Findspot Comments:
- Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2018-06-20 at 17:52:50 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Atf | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | CDLI | approved |
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| 2015-09-23 at 13:24:34 | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Atf | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Fitzgerald, Madeleine | CDLI | approved |
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Cite this Artifact
“CUSAS 23, 002 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325615.
CUSAS 23, 002 artifact entry (No. P325615). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325615
CUSAS 23, 002 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325615 (Accessed: January 21, 2026).
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month = {apr 6},
title = {CUSAS 23, 002 artifact entry},
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howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325615},
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