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CUSAS 23, 058 (P326929)

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

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 52-18-034

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

76.0 mm × 68.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 6(disz@t) gi la2-a gu2
2. ugula nu-banda3 szusz3
3. 1(u) 1(disz@t)#? lu2-pa3
4. n 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) a2-kal-le
5. 1(u) 1(disz@t) e2-nam szitim-gal
6. [n] e2-nam dumu
7. 5(u) 4(disz@t) gesz-kin-ti
column 2
1. 2(u)# la2 2(disz@t) a-zu-zu
2. 4(disz@t) a-zu-zu dumu
3. 4(u) 3(disz@t) en-MI
4. 5(u) la2 2(disz@t) KUM-tusz-sze3
blank space
erasures
blank space
reverse
1. szu-nigin2
2. n 7(u) 6(disz@t) gi la2-a surx(ERIM)
3. n 5(disz@t) mu 1(u) 1(disz@t) iti#

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Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Collections

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 76.0 high × 68.0 wide
Weight:
Artifact Preservation: complete
Condition Description:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: CUSAS 23, 058

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CUNES 52-18-034
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Provenience Comments:
mu-iti
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Period Comments:
Pre-Sargonic
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-03-04 at 09:54:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2015-09-29 at 11:11:01	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine	CDLI	Approved

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 23, 058 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P326929.

CUSAS 23, 058 artifact entry (No. P326929). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P326929

CUSAS 23, 058 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P326929 (Accessed: January 23, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-23]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 23, 058 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P326929},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P326929},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P326929
LB  - CDLI:P326929
M1  - 2026/1/23/
TI  - CUSAS 23, 058 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P326929
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 23, 058 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P326929.

CUSAS 23, 058 artifact entry (No. P326929). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P326929

CUSAS 23, 058 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P326929 (Accessed: January 23, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-23]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 23, 058 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P326929},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P326929},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P326929
LB  - CDLI:P326929
M1  - 2026/1/23/
TI  - CUSAS 23, 058 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P326929
ER  -