CUNES 52-02-004 (P325827)

Letter tablet 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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 52-02-004

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (letter (ox for agricultural activity?))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

33.0 mm × 31.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. ARAD2-mu
2. u3#-na-a-du11#
3. 1(bur3) GAN2 szuku engar-gu4-ka
reverse
1. [...] x
2. [...]-x-la
3. x x x
4. x x x

Text content

Genre(s) Letter (letter (ox for agricultural activity?))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P325827

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 33.0 mm × 31.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation complete (Surface: 100%)

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 52-02-004
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 189836

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-10-31 at 13:16:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CUNES 52-02-004 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325827.
CUNES 52-02-004 artifact entry (No. P325827). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325827
CUNES 52-02-004 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325827 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUNES 52-02-004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325827},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325827},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325827
LB  - CDLI:P325827
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - CUNES 52-02-004 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325827
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUNES 52-02-004 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325827.
CUNES 52-02-004 artifact entry (No. P325827). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325827
CUNES 52-02-004 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325827 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUNES 52-02-004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325827},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325827},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325827
LB  - CDLI:P325827
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - CUNES 52-02-004 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325827
ER  -
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