CUSAS 33, 087 (P325611)

Administrative 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 51-09-001

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Allotment of equids)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

97.0 mm × 80.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [1(asz@c)] munus# gir du11-ga-ni
2. 1(asz@c) munus gir lugal-ildu3
3. 1(asz@c) munus gir a-ba-mu-na-<DU>
4. 1(asz@c) amar gu4 lugal-e
5. 1(asz@c) amar gu4 lugal-ur-sag
6. 1(asz@c) amar gu4 lugal-iti nagar
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) [...]
2. 1(asz@c) amar gu4 lugal-a-mi
3. 1(asz@c) munus gir giri3-ba#-[x]-NI
4. 1(asz@c) gu4# sipa#
5. 1(asz@c) munus gir a#-sza3#
blank space
6. szubur#-[tur]
7. 1(asz@c) munus gir HAR-ni#
8. 1(asz@c) munus gir ad#-kup4#
9. 1(asz@c) gu4 a-zu-zu
10. 1(asz@c) gu4 da-da
11. 1(asz@c) gu4 lugal-KA-gi-na
column 3
1. 1(asz@c) gu4 ur-mes
2. 1(asz@c) gu4 PA-A
3. 1(asz@c) gu4 amar-ki
4. 1(asz@c) munus gir lugal#-ezem#
5. 1(asz@c) gu4 ur#-{d}i7
6. 1(asz@c) munus gir a-sza3
blank space
7. sza3-nu-gal2
8. 1(asz@c) munus gir aszgab-gal
9. 1(asz@c) munus gir simug-gal
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) munus gir tug2-du8-gal
2. 1(asz@c) gu4 zadim{za7}-gal
3. 1(asz@c) munus gir ur-tesz2
4. 2(asz@c) munus gir e2-gal
5. 1(asz@c) gu4 engar-zi
6. 1(asz@c) munus gir lugal-KA gu:sur
7. 3(asz@c) amar [gu4] x szesz-ama-na
8. 1(asz@c) munus gir ugula ne#-sag
9. [n] gu4 ig-gi#-nu-gi4
column 2
1. 2(asz@c) amar a-sza3
2. il2
blank space
column 3
1. szu-nigin2 4(u) la2 1(disz@t) amar en-il2-la
2. iti 8(disz@t) 8(disz@t) mu

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 equids)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced	00.08.08.00 mu-iti
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P325611
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P325611

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	97.0 mm × 80.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (Surface: 100%)

Provenance

Provenience	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) mu-iti
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 51-09-001
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 33, 87

[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
2017-01-28 at 10:32:42	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, 087 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325611.

CUSAS 33, 087 artifact entry (No. P325611). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325611

CUSAS 33, 087 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325611 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 33, 087 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325611},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325611},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 33, 087 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325611.

CUSAS 33, 087 artifact entry (No. P325611). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325611

CUSAS 33, 087 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325611 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 33, 087 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325611},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325611},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325611
LB  - CDLI:P325611
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - CUSAS 33, 087 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325611
ER  -