CUSAS 33, 222 (P325128)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), 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 50-08-045

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (sale contract Sale contract for two plots of land purchased with refined silver.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

62.0 mm × 59.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) GAN2
2. LAK692-ba-ra
3. 1(asz@c) [n] 4(asz@c)# gin2 ku3-luh ma-na
4. sa10 a-sza3
5. 1(asz@c) {tug2}aktumx(SU) 1(asz@c) {tug2}ib2-du3
column 2
1. nig2-ba
2. 6(asz@c) 3(barig@c) sze
3. nig2 e2-ta e3-a
4. di-utu szesz# sanga#
5. ur-sag-utu szesz sanga#
6. sza3-gu2-ba dumu iri-ki-du10
7. e-sze3@90-sa10
column 3
1. inim-bi al-til
2. asz@c ur-sag-utu szesz sanga
3. asz@c ama-abzu-da
4. asz@c en-ne-nu-um#
5. asz@c [...]
6. nibru{ki}
reverse
column 1
1. lu2-ki-inim-ma
2. a-sza3 sa10
3. nibru{ki}
blank space
column 2
1. 2(esze3@c) GAN2
2. a-sza3 e2-a2
3. 1/3(disz@v) 4(asz@c) ku3-luh gin2
4. sa10 a-sza3
5. di-utu szesz sanga
6. sza3-gu2-ba
7. dumu iri-ki#-du10
8. e-sze3@90-sa10
column 3
1. az@c ur-sag-utu szesz sanga
2. lu2-ki-inim-ma
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)	Legal > Business / Contracts (sale contract Sale contract for two plots of land purchased with refined silver.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P325128
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P325128

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	62.0 mm × 59.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (Surface: 100%)

Provenance

Provenience	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) mu-iti archive?
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 50-08-045
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 33, 222

[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	Reviewer	Status
2017-03-04 at 09:54:13	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-02-25 at 13:52:58	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, 222 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325128.

CUSAS 33, 222 artifact entry (No. P325128). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325128

CUSAS 33, 222 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325128 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 33, 222 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325128},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325128},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325128
LB  - CDLI:P325128
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - CUSAS 33, 222 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325128
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 33, 222 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325128.

CUSAS 33, 222 artifact entry (No. P325128). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325128

CUSAS 33, 222 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325128 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 33, 222 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325128},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325128},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325128
LB  - CDLI:P325128
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - CUSAS 33, 222 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325128
ER  -