CUSAS 01, 219 (P006351)

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 197

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

56.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 11.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(N01) 1(N39~a) , MUD NA~a BU~a
2. KU6~a KISAL~b1
3. 2(N39~a) , AN GIR3@g~b
column 2
1. 3(N39~a) , UB ZI~a#
2. 2(N39~a) , NUNUZ~a1 AMA~a
3. 1(N39~a) , SZIM~a E2~b
4. 1(N39~a)# , KI# [...]
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	P006351
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P006351

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	56.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 11.0 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 197
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 1, 219

[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 tablet, slightly damaged, reverse uninscribed. Account of unspecified cereal products. Note the occurrence of KU6a KISALb1 and MUD NAa BUa.
history: CUSAS 15, 197

[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	Approved
2008-05-15 at 21:06:19	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 15:13:41	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, 219 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 23, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P006351.

CUSAS 01, 219 artifact entry (No. P006351). (2004, December 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006351

CUSAS 01, 219 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006351 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

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	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 23},
	title = {CUSAS 01, 219 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006351},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006351},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 01, 219 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 23, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P006351.

CUSAS 01, 219 artifact entry (No. P006351). (2004, December 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006351

CUSAS 01, 219 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006351 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 23},
	title = {CUSAS 01, 219 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006351},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006351},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/23/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P006351
LB  - CDLI:P006351
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - CUSAS 01, 219 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P006351
ER  -