CUSAS 33, 148 (P325102)

Administrative tablet excavated in Zabalam (mod. Tall Ibzaīykh), 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 50-08-019

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Zabalam (mod. Tall Ibzaīykh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Allotment of parcels of field.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

57.0 mm × 61.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(iku@c) [... GAN2?] inanna-HAR-ak
2. utu-mu-kusz2
3. dal-muszen
4. 2(iku@c) 1/4(|ASZ@cxASZ|) a-mud
5. [x?] inanna-HAR-ak
6. [...]
column 2
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. x [...] x
4. igi-ildu3#-sze3@90 i3-du8#
5. 3(bur3@c) 2(esze3@c)# 1(iku@c) [...]
6. 2(bur3@c) 5(iku@c) [...]
7. il2
reverse
column 1
1. 1(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) gu:sur
2. a-sza3-ta# ku5 {d}inanna
blank space
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)	Administrative (Allotment of parcels of field.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced	00.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P325102
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P325102

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	57.0 mm × 61.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	75% (Surface: 80%)

Provenance

Provenience	Zabalam (mod. Tall Ibzaīykh) [uncertain]
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 50-08-019
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 33, 148

[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
2017-02-08 at 01:01:12	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, 148 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325102.

CUSAS 33, 148 artifact entry (No. P325102). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325102

CUSAS 33, 148 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325102 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 33, 148 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325102},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325102},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325102
LB  - CDLI:P325102
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - CUSAS 33, 148 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325102
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 33, 148 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325102.

CUSAS 33, 148 artifact entry (No. P325102). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325102

CUSAS 33, 148 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325102 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 33, 148 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325102},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325102},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325102
LB  - CDLI:P325102
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - CUSAS 33, 148 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325102
ER  -