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, USA

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 51-09-005

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Allotment of a not legible item)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

83.0 mm × 83.0 mm

Text

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

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (Allotment of a not legible item)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P325615
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P325615

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	83.0 mm × 83.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	75% (Surface: 80%)

Provenance

Provenience	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Museum Number	CUNES 51-09-005
Accession Number

References

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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-06-20 at 17:52:50	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	CDLI	Approved
2015-09-23 at 13:24:34	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“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: April 9, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 23, 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325615},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325615},
}

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DA  - 2006/4/6/
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LB  - CDLI:P325615
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - CUSAS 23, 002 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325615
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“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: April 9, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 23, 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325615},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325615},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325615
LB  - CDLI:P325615
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - CUSAS 23, 002 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325615
ER  -