CUSAS 33, 097 (P326803)

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 52-17-004

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (illegible)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

82.0 mm × 66.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) amar gu4
2. a-zu-zu
3. 1(asz@c)# munus gir lugal#-ildu3#
4. [1(asz@c)] amar gu4 lugal#-KA#-gi#-na
5. [1(asz@c)] amar gu4 lugal#-KA#-gi#-[na]
6. [szubur-tur]
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) munus gir ur-{d}ildu3
2. [1(asz@c)] munus gir
3. szesz-tur
4. 1(asz@c) munus gir ku3#-nun#
5. 1(asz@c) munus gir dingir#-lu2#-mah#
6. 1(asz@c) munus gir lugal-e2#
7. [1(asz@c) munus gir {d}urasz]
column 3
1. [szesz-ama-na]
2. [1(asz@c) munus gir] ne#-[sag]
3. 1(asz@c) amar# [gu4] sipa#
4. 1(asz@c) munus gir en#-MI
5. [n] munus gir lugal#-a-mi#
6. 1(asz@c)# amar# gu4 ur#-{d}i7
7. sza3#-nu#-gal2
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. 1(asz@c) amar munus gir
3. 1(asz@c) amar gu4 szilam
4. szubur-[tur]
5. 1(asz@c) amar gu4 szilam
6. sza3-nu-gal2
7. 1(asz@c) amar gu4 szilam
8. szesz-[ama]-na
column 2
1. [2(asz@c)] amar# gu4# szilam
2. [gesz]-ti-abzu#
blank space
3. 1(asz@c) amar gu4 sza3-nu-gal2
4. 1(asz@c) amar gu4# szesz-ama-na
5. 1(asz@c) amar <gu4> szubur-tur
6. la2-a 1(u) mu
column 3
1. szu#-nigin2 1(u)# 4(disz@t)# amar en-il2-la 6(disz@t) amar szilam 1(u) 1(disz@t) mu iti# 7(disz@t)
(restorations from parallel CUSAS 33, 081)

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 (illegible)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced	00.11.07.00 mu-iti
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P326803
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P326803

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	82.0 mm × 66.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (Surface: 100%)

Provenance

Provenience	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) mu-iti
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Museum Number	CUNES 52-17-004
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 33, 97

[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
2017-01-30 at 13:08:11	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 33, 097 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P326803.

CUSAS 33, 097 artifact entry (No. P326803). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P326803

CUSAS 33, 097 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P326803 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 33, 097 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P326803},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P326803},
}

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LB  - CDLI:P326803
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - CUSAS 33, 097 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P326803
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 33, 097 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P326803.

CUSAS 33, 097 artifact entry (No. P326803). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P326803

CUSAS 33, 097 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P326803 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 33, 097 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P326803},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P326803},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P326803
LB  - CDLI:P326803
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - CUSAS 33, 097 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P326803
ER  -