CUSAS 23, 022 (P326903)

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 52-18-008

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

80.0 mm × 67.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u@c) [n] udu# [e2]-sahar
2. 3(asz@c) [...]
3. 6(asz@c) du-du
4. 6(asz@c) tesz2-bi#-na#-nam
5. n 2(asz@c) lugal-szu#-gi4-gi4
6. 3(asz@c) lugal#-gaba#
column 2
1. [n] szesz#-[x]
2. n 1(asz@c) ka5#-a#
3. 4(asz@c) lugal-inim-du10-ga
4. 3(asz@c) e2-ur2-bi-du10
5. dam#-gar3# lugal-nita#-zi#
6. ezem# [a-iti]-1(u@c)
7. x-x-[x]
reverse
column 1
1. x gu7-a
column 2
1. 2(disz@t) mu 1(u) 2(disz@t) iti

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
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) Pre-Sargonic
Dates Referenced	00.01.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P326903
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P326903

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	80.0 mm × 67.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	nearly complete (Surface: 90%)

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 52-18-008
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 23, 022

[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
2026-07-31 at 20:22:08	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2020-01-26 at 12:26:33	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Notizia, Palmiro	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-03-04 at 09:54:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-12-09 at 09:30:50	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-09-25 at 12:26:31	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, 022 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P326903.

CUSAS 23, 022 artifact entry (No. P326903). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P326903

CUSAS 23, 022 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P326903 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 23, 022 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P326903},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P326903},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P326903
LB  - CDLI:P326903
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - CUSAS 23, 022 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P326903
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 23, 022 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P326903.

CUSAS 23, 022 artifact entry (No. P326903). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P326903

CUSAS 23, 022 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P326903 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 23, 022 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P326903},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P326903},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P326903
LB  - CDLI:P326903
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - CUSAS 23, 022 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P326903
ER  -