CUSAS 33, 208 (P326074)

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 52-08-028

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Allotment of an item counted in units, its name not specified or damaged.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

67.0 mm × 46.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u) [n] 1(disz@t) [...] x
2. [n] mesz#-u4-ba
3. 2(u) 4(disz@t) ur#-AN-AN
4. 2(u) 5(disz@t) lugal-inim-du10
5. 2(u) 5(disz@t) ur-ganun
6. 1(u) [n] AB-KID-KID
column 2
1. 2(u) lu2-igi
2. 3(disz@t) ur-[...]
3. x x-gal#?
4. 4(disz@t) i3-du8
5. 1(u) bahar4(|BAR.BAHAR2|)
6. 8(disz@t) KA# [...]
7. [n] 2(disz@t) x [...]
8. [n] 1(disz@t) [...]
9. 5(disz@t) x x
10. [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [n] 1(u) 2(disz@t) igi-sze3@90
2. 8(disz@t) lugal-ildu3
3. 8(disz@t) ukken-ne2
4. 4(disz@t) lugal-ib2
5. 5(disz@t) lugal-sza3-su3
6. 1(u) 2(disz@t) PA-x-[x]
7. 6(disz@t) lugal#-an-dul3
column 2
1. [n] 3(disz@t) lugal-ka-tar-su3
2. 4(disz@t) ur-e2-zi-da
3. 5(disz@t) e2#-{an}[anzu2]{muszen}
4. 5(disz@t) du-du
5. 6(disz@t) szitim
6. 5(u) la2 2(disz@t) nu-|SAGxKID2|#
read possibly birx and see Sjoberg Fs Kienast 543-544
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 an item counted in units, its name not specified or damaged.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P326074
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P326074

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	67.0 mm × 46.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	75% (Surface: 80%)

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 52-08-028
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 33, 208

[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
2017-02-23 at 14:11:06	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, 208 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P326074.

CUSAS 33, 208 artifact entry (No. P326074). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P326074

CUSAS 33, 208 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P326074 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 33, 208 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P326074},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P326074},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P326074
LB  - CDLI:P326074
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - CUSAS 33, 208 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P326074
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 33, 208 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P326074.

CUSAS 33, 208 artifact entry (No. P326074). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P326074

CUSAS 33, 208 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P326074 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 33, 208 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P326074},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P326074},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P326074
LB  - CDLI:P326074
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - CUSAS 33, 208 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P326074
ER  -