CUSAS 33, 057 (P326135)

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 52-10-006

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

89.0 mm × 73.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) udu esz3
2. lugal-inim-du10-ga
3. 1(asz@c) udu |HIxDISZ| ildu3
4. e2-sahar
5. 1(asz@c) udu ildu3
6. du-du
7. 1(asz@c) udu |HIxDISZ| e2-lugal ensi2 gu7
8. lugal-szu-gi4-gi4
9. 1(asz@c) masz2 esz3
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) masz2 ildu3
2. 1(asz@c) {d}iszkur
3. lugal-bad3
4. 1(asz@c) {munus}asz2-gar3 esz3
5. ne-sag
6. ensi2 ki-sur gen-na
7. 1(asz@c) udu sar-ra LAK779 si-ga
8. 1(asz@c) nig2-dab5 ig ma2-gur8 dingir
9. du-du
column 3
1. 1(asz@c) [...] ildu3#
2. e2-sahar
3. 1(asz@c) ga2-babbar
4. AB-KID-KID
5. e2-u4-sakar
6. 1(asz@c) gal-lam
7. lugal-inim-du10-ga
8. maszkim-bi
9. 1(asz@c) udu ildu3
10. szesz-pa3
11. sanga ki#-sur#-ta gen-[na]
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c)# KU7# ildu3#
2. du-du
3. 1(asz@c) {d}dumu-zi-ma-ru14
4. 1(asz@c) ga2-babbar
5. mu-da-ri2
6. e2-u4-sakar
7. 3(asz@c) masz2 e2-iti AN-KI
8. lugal-bad3
9. 1(asz@c) sag-x [x?] AN-KI gen#-[na]
column 2
1. e2-ur2-bi-du10
2. 1(asz@c) esz3
3. dam sanga KI-ZA7
4. e2-sahar
5. 1(asz@c) KU7 da-da
6. 2(asz@c) KU7 maszkim
7. 1(asz@c) sar-ra ak numun
8. tesz2#-bi-na-nam

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
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced	00.10.04.00 ? mu-iti
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P326135
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P326135

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	89.0 mm × 73.0 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 52-10-006
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 33, 57

[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
2017-01-22 at 16:00:38	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, 057 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P326135.

CUSAS 33, 057 artifact entry (No. P326135). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P326135

CUSAS 33, 057 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P326135 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 33, 057 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P326135},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P326135},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P326135
LB  - CDLI:P326135
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - CUSAS 33, 057 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P326135
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 33, 057 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P326135.

CUSAS 33, 057 artifact entry (No. P326135). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P326135

CUSAS 33, 057 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P326135 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 33, 057 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P326135},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P326135},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P326135
LB  - CDLI:P326135
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - CUSAS 33, 057 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P326135
ER  -