CUSAS 33, 285 (P323293)

Letter tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 49-02-128

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (Promissory oath of the brother of the seller of a boy named Umma.ki-ki-du10 and a female slave geme2 (e2-d?.nin-kasz) of ur-tur gal-szandana by ur-lu2 nu-banda3)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

53.0 mm × 58.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. ummax(|GESZ.KUSZU2xKASKAL|){ki}-ki-du10
2. dumu ur-tur szandana-ka
3. e2-ga2#-nin-bi
4. geme2 ur-tur szandana-ka
5. e2 ad-da nar-ka
6. i3-gi4#
column 2
1. ur-lu2
2. nu-banda3#
3. ha-mu-ne-sa10-sa10
blank space
reverse
column 1
1. ab#-zu#-ir-nun
2. u2-szu-ta
3. munu4-mu2
4. ki-ni i3-zu
5. lugal-kur szesz ur-tur-ke4
6. ki-ni he2-pa3
column 2
blank space

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter (Promissory oath of the brother of the seller of a boy named Umma.ki-ki-du10 and a female slave geme2 (e2-d?.nin-kasz) of ur-tur gal-szandana by ur-lu2 nu-banda3)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P323293
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P323293

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	53.0 mm × 58.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (Surface: 100%)

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Museum Number	CUNES 49-02-128
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 33, 285

[Notizia2016CUSAS33] Notizia, Palmiro, and Giuseppe Visicato. 2016. Early Dynastic and Early Sargonic Administrative Texts Mainly from the Umma Region in the Cornell University Cuneiform Collections. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 33. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2017-03-11 at 12:13:06	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 33, 285 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323293.

CUSAS 33, 285 artifact entry (No. P323293). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323293

CUSAS 33, 285 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323293 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323293},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 33, 285 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323293.

CUSAS 33, 285 artifact entry (No. P323293). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323293

CUSAS 33, 285 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323293 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 33, 285 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323293},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323293},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323293
LB  - CDLI:P323293
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - CUSAS 33, 285 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323293
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