CUSAS 33, 224 (P273795)

Business / Contracts 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

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Museum Collection(s)

Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Museum Number

CUNES 51-10-036

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (sale contract)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) GAN2
2. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) ku3 gin2 sa10 a-sza3
3. 1(asz@c) ku3 gin2 iri-na
4. 1/2(disz@c) ku3 gin2 gan-{d}iszkur
5. 1/3(disz@c) ku3 gin2 e2-du8-du8
6. 2(barig@c) sze gur ur-{d}nin-ildu3
7. 1(asz@c) ku3 gin2
column 2
1. szubur
2. 1(barig@c) sze ur-utu
3. 1(barig@c) sze lugal-an-dul3
4. ur-ganun iri-[na] a#-sza3# e#-[sze3]-sa10
5. inim-bi e-til
6. asz@c gesz-sza3-ki-du10
7. asz@c lugal-ildu3
8. asz@c sza3-tar dam ur-ganun
9. asz@c ur-{d}nin-ildu3#
column 3
1. asz@c lugal-KA
2. asz@c nin-mu-da
3. asz@c ku3-ge-pa3
4. asz@c en-KA#-il(LAK500)
  CUSAS 33 reads: LAK 500/501
5. asz@c szubur
6. asz@c lugal-tesz2-mu
7. asz@c lugal-mu-da-kusz2
8. asz@c x [...]
reverse
column 1
1. asz@c [...]
2. asz@c inim#-ma#-ni#-zi
3. asz@c ur#-HA#-PA-sag
4. asz@c lugal#-zi#-[...]
5. asz@c lugal#-x-[...]
6. [asz@c] gan-[...]
7. asz@c lum#-ma# nagar
8. lu2-ki-inim-ma
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) ku3 gin2# ur-sag-utu gu:sur
2. 1/3(disz@c)# ku3 gin2 ur#-tesz2# engar-us2
3. tir-ku3-ge-[si] nimgir#?
4. asz@c ur-tesz2 maszkim!(|PA.DU|)-bi
5. 2(gesz2) ninda banszur
  blank space

Consult previous versions and their differences
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Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CUSAS 33, 224

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: CUNES 51-10-036
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Provenience Comments:

    Antiquities market

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-09-07 at 02:57:44 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2017-02-26 at 13:35:23 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2005-08-10 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Guerra, Dylan CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CUSAS 33, 224 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 10, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P273795.
CUSAS 33, 224 artifact entry (No. P273795). (2005, August 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273795
CUSAS 33, 224 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273795 (Accessed: July 16, 2025).
@misc{2005CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-16]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {aug 10},
	title = {CUSAS 33, 224 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273795},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273795},
}


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