CUSAS 33, 284 (P323699)

Administrative 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 49-11-013

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Allotment of cereals and/or arids)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

77.0 mm × 63.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [n] sze gur
2. ur-dam
3. sa12-du5
4. 1(asz@c) gan-an-ne2
5. kar-ke4
6. 1(asz@c) nam-mah
7. 1(asz@c) nin-x
8. 1(asz@c) lugal-[x]-zu
9. nagar#
10. 1(asz@c) ur-gu
11. engar
12. 1(asz@c) tul2-ta
13. 1(asz@c) nin-a-zu
column 2
1. [n ...]-sa2-sa2
2. 1(asz@c) [x]-ba#-du10#
3. 1(asz@c) giri3-ne2
4. 1(asz@c) i3-du8
5. ad-da nar
6. 2(barig@c) ur#-{d}en#-lil2
7. [n] x-i3-lum
8. 1(asz@c) me-mu-i#
9. 1(asz@c) lu2-kisal-le
10. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}nin-ma-da
11. 2(asz@c) ur-LI
12. 2(asz@c) nigar
13. gala#-me
14. 1(asz@c) u3-mu-ne2-ne2
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) bil3-zu
2. 1(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) lugal-iri
3. szu-i
4. 1(asz@c) UD-UD
5. 1(asz@c) iri-mu
6. utul
7. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) ur-da
8. lu2-kisal
blank space
column 2
blank space
1. su-nigin2 2(u@c) 3(asz@c) [... sze gur]
blank space
2. szu-a# gi4#-a
3. ka i7# ensi2-ka

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)	Administrative (Allotment of cereals and/or arids)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P323699
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P323699

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	77.0 mm × 63.0 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 49-11-013
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 33, 284

[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 12:11:07	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, 284 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323699.

CUSAS 33, 284 artifact entry (No. P323699). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323699

CUSAS 33, 284 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323699 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

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	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 33, 284 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323699},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323699},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 33, 284 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323699.

CUSAS 33, 284 artifact entry (No. P323699). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323699

CUSAS 33, 284 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323699 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 33, 284 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323699},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323699},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323699
LB  - CDLI:P323699
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - CUSAS 33, 284 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323699
ER  -