CUSAS 23, 018 (P326087)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 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 52-08-041

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Distribution of an item, which is not named, to four individuals.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

58.0 mm × 49.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. n 1(asz@c) u4-sakar
2. 1(asz@c) 4(ban2@c) nu-na-szum2#
3. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) e2-szud3#
4. 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) szesz-tur
reverse
1. x SZU-A SZU-A

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (Distribution of an item, which is not named, to four individuals.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) Pre-Sargonic
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P326087
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P326087

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	58.0 mm × 49.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	nearly complete (Surface: 80%)

Provenance

Provenience	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) mu-iti
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 52-08-041
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 23, 018

[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
2017-03-04 at 09:54:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-09-25 at 12:25:22	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 23, 018 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P326087.

CUSAS 23, 018 artifact entry (No. P326087). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P326087

CUSAS 23, 018 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P326087 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 23, 018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P326087},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P326087},
}

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DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
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LB  - CDLI:P326087
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - CUSAS 23, 018 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P326087
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 23, 018 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P326087.

CUSAS 23, 018 artifact entry (No. P326087). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P326087

CUSAS 23, 018 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P326087 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 23, 018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P326087},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P326087},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P326087
LB  - CDLI:P326087
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - CUSAS 23, 018 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P326087
ER  -