CUNES 52-08-013 (P326059)

Administrative 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

Cite

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 52-08-013

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (record of male labourers for working at the field)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

49.0 mm × 43.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (record of male labourers for working at the field)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

sealed; seal / 1. an-ni-ba-ab / 2. dumu a-a-kal-!la / Introduction to god seated on throne with curled back

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	P326059
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P326059

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	49.0 mm × 43.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (Surface: 100%)

Provenance

Provenience	Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Lu-Enlila
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 52-08-013
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	189917

Revisions and credits

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

Cite this Artifacts

“CUNES 52-08-013 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P326059.

CUNES 52-08-013 artifact entry (No. P326059). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P326059

CUNES 52-08-013 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P326059 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P326059},
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Cite this Artifacts

“CUNES 52-08-013 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P326059.

CUNES 52-08-013 artifact entry (No. P326059). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P326059

CUNES 52-08-013 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P326059 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUNES 52-08-013 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P326059},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P326059},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P326059
LB  - CDLI:P326059
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - CUNES 52-08-013 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P326059
ER  -