CUSAS 33, 065 (P326901)

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 52-18-006

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

75.0 mm × 60.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 4(u) 2(disz@t) udu KU7!(AB)
2. 3(disz@t) udu siki
3. AB-KID-KID
4. 5(u) 1(disz@t) KU7
5. 4(u) 6(disz@t) udu 2(disz@t) udu# siki
6. e2-sahar
7. 7(gesz2) 7(disz@t) udu siki e2-ur2
8. 4(u) 3(disz@t) <udu siki> 2(disz@t) udu du-du
9. [n] 2(u) la2 3(disz@t) [...]
column 2
1. 4(u) 1(disz@t) udu
2. 3(disz@t) udu siki
3. tesz2-bi-na-nam#
4. 2(u) la2 3(disz@t) masz2# szesz-pa3#
5. 4(u) 6(disz@t) <masz2> 1(u) udu siki lugal-<...>
6. [n?] 4(disz@t) lugal-szu#-gi4#-gi4#
7. 4(u) 4(disz@t) masz2# da-da
8. 2(u) 1(disz@t) lugal-[...] x
9. [...]
10. [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...] mu#-[da-ri2]
blank space
column 2
1. iti 6(disz@t) 1(u)# 1(disz@t) mu szu-nigin2 7(gesz2) 3(u) 3(disz@t) udu gu7-a

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	00.11.06.00 mu-iti
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P326901
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P326901

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	75.0 mm × 60.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	nearly complete (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 52-18-006
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 33, 65

[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 09:54:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-01-23 at 14:30:37	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, 065 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P326901.

CUSAS 33, 065 artifact entry (No. P326901). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P326901

CUSAS 33, 065 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P326901 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 33, 065 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P326901},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P326901},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P326901
LB  - CDLI:P326901
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - CUSAS 33, 065 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P326901
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 33, 065 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P326901.

CUSAS 33, 065 artifact entry (No. P326901). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P326901

CUSAS 33, 065 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P326901 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 33, 065 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P326901},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P326901},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P326901
LB  - CDLI:P326901
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - CUSAS 33, 065 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P326901
ER  -