CUSAS 33, 293 (P325771)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), 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 51-10-039

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Allotment of various items (but content partly obscure to me))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

56.0 mm × 52.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(barig) a-UL4-gal
2. 1(barig) e2-du11-ga
3. 1(barig) 2(ban2) banszurx(ASARI)
4. ama-esz3
5. 2(barig) e2-hur
6. 1(barig) e2-du11-ga
column 2
1. 1(barig) 2(ban2) banszurx(|URUxIGI|)
2. 1(barig)# 2(ban2)# du11#-ga-ni
3. 1(barig) 2(ban2) HU-KU-MI
blank space
4. bar szu gesz!? nin-an-du
5. [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. 2(asz) zi3
3. bar du11-ga
4. 1(barig) ma2
5. 1(asz) 1(barig) lugal ma2
blank space
column 2
1. 3(barig) zi3 x-[x]
2. 3(ban2) du11-ga-ni
3. 1(barig) 1(ban2) ama-esz3 SZU-A
4. 3(ban2) ma2
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 various items (but content partly obscure to me))
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P325771
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P325771

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	56.0 mm × 52.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	75% (Surface: 80%)

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. uncertain) 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 51-10-039
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 33, 293

[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 16:44:57	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, 293 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325771.

CUSAS 33, 293 artifact entry (No. P325771). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325771

CUSAS 33, 293 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325771 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 33, 293 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325771},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325771},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325771
LB  - CDLI:P325771
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - CUSAS 33, 293 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325771
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 33, 293 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325771.

CUSAS 33, 293 artifact entry (No. P325771). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325771

CUSAS 33, 293 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325771 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 33, 293 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325771},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325771},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325771
LB  - CDLI:P325771
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - CUSAS 33, 293 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325771
ER  -