CUSAS 21, 120 (P411544)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 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 52-00-025

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

29.0 mm × 12.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...] PAP@t KISZ# [...]
2. [...]
reverse
blank space

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
Consult word list of Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Undetermined

Chronology

Period	Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P411544
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P411544

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	29.0 mm × 12.0 mm × 15.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. uncertain)
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 52-00-025
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 21, 120

[Monaco2014CUSAS21] Monaco, Salvatore F. 2014. Archaic Bullae and Tablets in the Cornell University Collections. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 21. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Small fragment of a tablet with unclear contents.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2018-01-29 at 09:35:22	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2010-06-09 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Owen, David I.		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 21, 120 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 9, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P411544.

CUSAS 21, 120 artifact entry (No. P411544). (2010, June 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P411544

CUSAS 21, 120 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P411544 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

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	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 9},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P411544},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 21, 120 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 9, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P411544.

CUSAS 21, 120 artifact entry (No. P411544). (2010, June 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P411544

CUSAS 21, 120 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P411544 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

@misc{2010CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 9},
	title = {CUSAS 21, 120 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P411544},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P411544},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/9/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P411544
LB  - CDLI:P411544
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - CUSAS 21, 120 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P411544
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