CUNES 51-10-053 (P325785)

Administrative envelope excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 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 51-10-053

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Workers, day and wages for agricultural(?) work)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

48.0 mm × 37.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (Workers, day and wages for agricultural(?) work)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Ibbi-Suen.01.--.--
Accounting Period

Seals

sealed; lu2?-ga / ugula ? tar? a2? / dumu ur-ni9 / introduction to seated deity, a crescent above.

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-

Record

CDLI number	P325785
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P325785

Physical information

pseudo-envelope

Artifact type	Envelope pseudo-envelope
Dimensions	48.0 mm × 37.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	75% (Surface: 80%)

Provenance

Provenience	Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Aradmu?
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 51-10-053
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	190406

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CUNES 51-10-053 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325785.

CUNES 51-10-053 artifact entry (No. P325785). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325785

CUNES 51-10-053 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325785 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

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	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUNES 51-10-053 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325785},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325785
LB  - CDLI:P325785
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - CUNES 51-10-053 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUNES 51-10-053 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325785.

CUNES 51-10-053 artifact entry (No. P325785). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325785

CUNES 51-10-053 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325785 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUNES 51-10-053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325785},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325785},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325785
LB  - CDLI:P325785
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - CUNES 51-10-053 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325785
ER  -