CUSAS 01, 218 (P006349)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) period and now kept in Rare Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library, Ithaca, New York, USA

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Photo

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Rare Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library, Ithaca, New York, USA

Museum Number

RMC 198

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

82.0 mm × 58.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a. 4(N34) 3(N14) 9(N01) , AN# ZATU773~a
1.b. 1(N01) , E2~b |SAL.KUR~a|
2. 3(N34) 5(N14) 6(N01) , DA~a PA~a
3. DARA4~c2# BA KU6~a KISAL~b1
reverse
blank

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	P006349
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P006349

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	82.0 mm × 58.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Rare Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library, Ithaca, New York, USA
Museum Number	RMC 198
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 1, 218

[Monaco2007CUSAS1] Monaco, Salvatore F. 2007. The Cornell University Archaic Tablets. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 1. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Complete, well preserved tablet, reverse uninscribed. Register of wool rations. Note the occurrence of DAa PAa, attested in texts dealing with sheep. Archive of KU6a KISALb1.
history: CUSAS 15, 198

[Gadotti2011CUSAS15] Gadotti, Alhena, and Marcel Sigrist. 2011. Cuneiform Texts in the Carl A. Kroch Library, Cornell University. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 15. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-02-12 at 09:17:26	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-11-04 at 11:05:33	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-05-15 at 21:06:16	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 15:13:40	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:13:26	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 01, 218 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P006349.

CUSAS 01, 218 artifact entry (No. P006349). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006349

CUSAS 01, 218 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006349 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {CUSAS 01, 218 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006349},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006349},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P006349
LB  - CDLI:P006349
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - CUSAS 01, 218 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P006349
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 01, 218 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P006349.

CUSAS 01, 218 artifact entry (No. P006349). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006349

CUSAS 01, 218 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006349 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).

@misc{2001CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {CUSAS 01, 218 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006349},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006349},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P006349
LB  - CDLI:P006349
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - CUSAS 01, 218 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P006349
ER  -