CUSAS 01, 217 (P006350)

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 196

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

52.0 mm × 75.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] 5(N14)# , [...]
2. 3(N14) , |SZE~a.NAM2|
3.a. 2(N14)# , UDU~a URI3~a# [...]
3.b. 3(N01)
4. [...] , [...]
column 2
1.a. [...] 2(N14)# A# NUNUZ~a0 ISZ~b
1.b. [...] 2(N01)#
2.a. 1(N22) 3(N01) KU6~a LU2
2.b. 1(N01)
3.a. 6(N14)# [...]
3.b. 2(N14)#
column 3
1.a. 3(N14)# [...] , |SZU2.E2~a|
1.b. 9(N01)#
2.a. 2(N22)# , X
2.b. 2(N01)
3.a. 1(N14) , GISZ3~b NI~a
3.b. 3(N01)#
4.a. 2(N22) , LAGAB~b# KU~a# SZU
4.b. 2(N01)#
5.a. [...] 1(N14)# , [...]
5.b. 4(N01) , [...]
column 4
1. [...] , [...]
2.a. 2(N14) , SI# NA~a# URI3~a#
2.b. 5(N01)# ,
3.a. 4(N14)# , UDU~a# X
3.b. 1(N14) 2(N01) , [...]
4.a. 2(N14) , KU~a A URI3~a PAP~a BU~a NAM2#
4.b. 6(N01)
5. 3(N14)# , X [...]
column 5
1. [...] , [...]
2. 2(N14) [...] , [...]
3. 2(N14)# [...] , [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...] , GIR3@g~b SAG# [...]
column 2
1. [...] , [...]
2.a1. 1(N45)
2.a2. 1(N14) 1(N22) , ERIM~a
2.b. 3(N34) [4(N01)] , UDU~a

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	P006350
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P006350

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	52.0 mm × 75.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Rare Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library, Ithaca, New York, USA
Museum Number	RMC 196
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 1, 217

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

Large fragment, with a record of field allotment.
history: CUSAS 15, 196

[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
2018-03-04 at 10:57:09	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2018-02-12 at 09:17:25	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2008-05-15 at 21:06:17	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 15:13:40	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:13:26	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2004-12-23 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 01, 217 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 23, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P006350.

CUSAS 01, 217 artifact entry (No. P006350). (2004, December 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006350

CUSAS 01, 217 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006350 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 23},
	title = {CUSAS 01, 217 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006350},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006350},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 01, 217 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 23, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P006350.

CUSAS 01, 217 artifact entry (No. P006350). (2004, December 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006350

CUSAS 01, 217 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006350 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).

@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 23},
	title = {CUSAS 01, 217 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006350},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006350},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/23/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P006350
LB  - CDLI:P006350
M1  - 2026/4/20/
TI  - CUSAS 01, 217 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P006350
ER  -