CUSAS 33, 122 (P326132)

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 52-10-003

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Zabalam (mod. Tall Ibzaīykh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (list of personal and profession names without Personenkeil)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

84.0 mm × 74.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. gada u3-la2
2. ma-na
3. masz-da3
4. lugal-iri-da
5. i7#-mud#
6. bara2-ga-ni-du10
7. ma-na sukkal
8. mes-e2-zi-da
column 2
1. il2
2. amar-{gesz}pesz3
3. a-ga-am#
4. agrig# sanga#
5. i3-du8 esz3
6. lugal-KA
7. esz3 1(disz@t)
8. sukkal#
9. sanga2(LAK175)
10. a-ga-am
11. ninda-il2
12. i3-du8 ildu3
column 3
1. ensi2 ildu3
2. gal5-la2-gal#
3. i3-du8# nimgir
4. lu2-addirx(|PA.GISAL.SI.A.PAD|)
5. agrig#
6. lu2-tir
7. gu:sur
reverse
column 1
1. su-si
2. gala zu2-kesz2#
3. gala-mah
4. masz-masz#
5. {d}dumu#-zi-ma-ru14
6. {d}urasz
7. {d}en#-[ki]
8. nu-{gesz}kiri6
column 2
1. lu2-bappir
2. lu2-gesz-gi
3. {d}ku3-nun
4. dal-muszen#
blank space
column 2
1. 1(u) 3(disz@t) mu 1(u) 2(disz@t) iti

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 (list of personal and profession names without Personenkeil)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced	00.13.12.00 mu-iti
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P326132
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P326132

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	84.0 mm × 74.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (Surface: 100%)

Provenance

Provenience	Zabalam (mod. Tall Ibzaīykh) 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 52-10-003
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 33, 122

[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
2026-08-23 at 16:48:28	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2017-02-01 at 22:28:19	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-02-01 at 14:44:52	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, 122 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P326132.

CUSAS 33, 122 artifact entry (No. P326132). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P326132

CUSAS 33, 122 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P326132 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 33, 122 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P326132},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P326132},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P326132
LB  - CDLI:P326132
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - CUSAS 33, 122 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P326132
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 33, 122 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P326132.

CUSAS 33, 122 artifact entry (No. P326132). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P326132

CUSAS 33, 122 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P326132 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 33, 122 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P326132},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P326132},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P326132
LB  - CDLI:P326132
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - CUSAS 33, 122 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P326132
ER  -