CUSAS 31, 185 (P006379)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) period and now kept in Anonymous

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Museum Collection(s)

anonymous

Museum Number

Anonymous 006379

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] , [...]
2. 2(N14)#? 2(N01) , ZATU687 NUN~a
3. 3(N14) 1(N01) 3(N59) , AN SAG
4. 2(N14) 3(N59) 3(N57) , X
5. 1(N14) 2(N01) 3(N59)? , X GA2~a1
6. 2(N14) , UMUN2 PA~a GAL~a
7. 3(N14) 2(N01) 3(N59)? , X AB~a
column 2
1. [...] , [...]
2. [...] ABGAL
3. 1(N34) , GAL~a SZUBUR A
4. 5(N01) , ME~a X TUR3~a SAL
5. 2(N14) , AB~a SU~a ME~a
6. 1(N14) , ME~a DARA4~a1
7. 5(N01) 3(N59) , X GAL~a GI
8. 1(N14) 5(N01) , SA~c MU
9. 2(N14) , ZATU725 ME~a AB~a
10. , NUN~a ZATU773~a
column 3
1. [...] , [...]
2. 1(N34)# , IM~a GAL~a
3. 1(N34) 2(N14) 3(N01) , UR4~b URU~a1
4. 3(N34) 4(N14) 5(N01) , EN~a UNUG~a
5. 2(N14) 3(N01) , USZ~a GAL~a
6. 5(N01) , AN UR2
7. , ERIN? SUKKAL
column 4
1. [...] PAP~a BAR
2. 1(N34) [...] X
3. 1(N14) 5(N01) , SZITA~a1 ZATU836# NUN~a
4. 3(N14) 3(N01) , NIM~b1? AB~a?
5. 3(N01) , IDIGNA SANGA~a
6. 2(N14) , ABGAL I
7. 2(N01) 3(N59) , SANGA~a [...]
8. 1(N14) [...] AB~a
9. [...] , [...]
column 5
1. 1(N14) 5(N01) , PAP~a# [...]
2. 2(N14) , SAL SZITA~a1
3. 1(N34) 2(N14) , DIM~b DA~a
4. 1(N14) 4(N01) , UTUL~a GAL~a NUN~a
5. 4(N14) , EN~a ABGAL
6. 1(N34) 2(N14) [...]
7. 1(N34) [...] KASKAL
8. 4(N14) [...] |U4x1(N57)|
9. 2(N34) [...] X E~a
10. 1(N14) , ME~a [...]
11. [...] , [...]
column 6
1. 6(N59) [...]
2. 6(N59) [...]
3. 7(N59)? [...]
4. 6(N59) [...]
5. 5(N01) [...]
6. 4(N01) [...]
7. 1(N14) 4(N01) , EN~a [...]
8. 4(N14) , X
9. 4(N14) [...]
10. [...] , [...]
11. [...] , [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...] 6(N34)# 3(N14)# 3(N59)# , [...] NUN~a ZATU773~a
2. 6(N34) 2(N14) 4(N59) , ERIN? SUKKAL
3.a. 5(N34) 7(N01) 3(N59) , ABGAL
3.b. 2(N14) , SZU TUR
4.a. 4(N34) 4(N14) 5(N01) 4(N59) , [...] APIN~a
4.b. [...]
column 2
1. 2(N23) 6(N34) , ISZ~a E2~a 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	P006379
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P006379

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	anonymous
Museum Number	Anonymous 006379
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 31, 185

[Monaco2016CUSAS31] Monaco, Salvatore F. 2016. Archaic Cuneiform Tablets from Private Collections. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 31. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-01-29 at 09:35:22	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 31, 185 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P006379.

CUSAS 31, 185 artifact entry (No. P006379). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006379

CUSAS 31, 185 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006379 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).

@misc{2001CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {CUSAS 31, 185 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006379},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006379},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P006379
LB  - CDLI:P006379
M1  - 2026/4/20/
TI  - CUSAS 31, 185 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P006379
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 31, 185 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P006379.

CUSAS 31, 185 artifact entry (No. P006379). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006379

CUSAS 31, 185 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006379 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).

@misc{2001CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {CUSAS 31, 185 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006379},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006379},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P006379
LB  - CDLI:P006379
M1  - 2026/4/20/
TI  - CUSAS 31, 185 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P006379
ER  -