CUSAS 01, 039 (P006363)

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

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Photo

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 51-01-093

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

131.0 mm × 90.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a. [...] 2(N15) 6(N02) , LAGAB~b SU~c UDU~a
1.b1. 1(N14) 4(N01)# , BA
1.b2. 4(N01) , ZATU773~a
1.b3. 3(N01) , EN~a ASAR
1.b4. 4(N01) , NIN
1.b5. 1(N01) , BAHAR2~c
2. 1(N01) , AN X SZUM
3. 1(N01) , AN SZUM KU3~a
4. 1(N01) , GI DA~a PA~a
5. 1(N01) , [...]
6. [...] , [...]
column 2
1.a. 3(N15) 2(N02) , UDUNITA~a
1.b1. 2(N14) 5(N01) , BA
1.b2. 3(N01) , BAHAR2~c
1.b3. 1(N01) , ZATU773~a
1.b4. 1(N01) , EN~a ASAR
1.b5. 2(N01) , NIN GURUSZDA
2. 1(N01) , ZATU718 TUR |3(N57).PIRIG~b1|
3. 1(N01)# , NIN GURUSZDA
4. 1(N01) , [...]
5. 3(N01) , SZE3# [UDU~a]
6. 1(N01) , SZUM UNUG~a
7. 2(N01) , X
8. 1(N01) , GI
9. UDUNITA~a
column 3
1.a. 1(N14) , UD5~a
1.b1. 8(N01) , BA
1.b2. 1(N01) , NIN
1.b.3. 1(N01) , GURUSZDA~a
2. 1(N01) , ANSZE~f
3. UD5~a
4.a. 7(N02) , MASZ2
4.b1. 4(N01) , BA
4.b2. 1(N01) , NIN
4.b3. 1(N01) , ZATU773~a
4.b4. 1(N01) , X
5. [...] , BULUG3# TUR AN SAG
6. 1(N01) , URI3~a AN SZUM
7. 1(N01) , SZUM NIN
8. 1(N01) , GI
9. MASZ2
column 4
1. [...] , GIR3@g~b
2. 3(N01) , UNUG~a
3. 1(N01) , GIBIL# SZUM UNUG~a
4.a. 4(N02)# , GIR3@g~b#
4.b1. 3(N01) , BA
4.b2. 1(N01) , NIM~b1 HI
5. 1(N01) , ANSZE~f
6. SZE3 UDU~a
reverse
column 1
1. [...] 2(N01)# , GI UD5~a
2. ZATU773~a , 1(N34) 4(N14) 7(N01)# , [...]
column 2
1. 3(N14) 4(N01) , [...]
2. 4(N14) 2(N01) , [...]
3. [1(N14)] , [...]
4. 1(N14) , MASZ2
5.a. 1(N14) 1(N01)# , UDU~a
5.b1. 5(N01) , UDU~a
5.b2. 6(N01) , UDUNITA~a
column 3
1. UDUNITA~a# , 1(N15) 8(N02) , [...]
2. 3(N01) , ANSZE~f
3. [...] 1(N01) , GU7 SZU
4. 3(N01) , KU~b1 SAG
5. 6(N01) , AN ZATU773~a GI
6. 1(N01) , DA~a PA~a GI

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	P006363
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P006363

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	131.0 mm × 90.0 mm × 25.0 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 51-01-093
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 1, 39

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

Almost complete, damaged tablet. Account of sheep, goats and asses. Use of the derived S' numerical system.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-02-12 at 09:17:00	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
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 01, 039 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P006363.

CUSAS 01, 039 artifact entry (No. P006363). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006363

CUSAS 01, 039 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006363 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).

@misc{2001CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {CUSAS 01, 039 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006363},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006363},
}

TY  - ELEC
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LB  - CDLI:P006363
M1  - 2026/4/26/
TI  - CUSAS 01, 039 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P006363
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 01, 039 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P006363.

CUSAS 01, 039 artifact entry (No. P006363). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006363

CUSAS 01, 039 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006363 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).

@misc{2001CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {CUSAS 01, 039 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006363},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006363},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P006363
LB  - CDLI:P006363
M1  - 2026/4/26/
TI  - CUSAS 01, 039 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P006363
ER  -