CUNES 52-15-001 (P326656)

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 52-15-001

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

50.0 mm × 45.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

sealed; inscription / 1. szesz-ki-lu5-x / 2. arad2 [ . . . ] / scene / Contest scene involving four participants; at left of scene a kusarikku, at right a lahmu; both appear to fight lions. Below the inscription is a space containing a seated monkey. /

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	P326656
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P326656

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	50.0 mm × 45.0 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 52-15-001
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	190412

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 52-15-001 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P326656.

CUNES 52-15-001 artifact entry (No. P326656). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P326656

CUNES 52-15-001 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P326656 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P326656},
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Cite this Artifacts

“CUNES 52-15-001 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P326656.

CUNES 52-15-001 artifact entry (No. P326656). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P326656

CUNES 52-15-001 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P326656 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUNES 52-15-001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P326656},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P326656},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P326656
LB  - CDLI:P326656
M1  - 2026/4/28/
TI  - CUNES 52-15-001 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P326656
ER  -