CUSAS 14, 001 (P322721)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USAMuseum Number
CUNES 48-06-253Period
ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) [uncertain]Provenience
Zabalam (mod. Tall Ibzaīykh)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Allotment of barley to groups of individuals.)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
40.0 mm × 42.0 mm
obverse
column 1
1. 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze gur
2. 2(asz@c) x gur#
3. sa2-du11
4. {d}ildu3#
5. 3(asz@c) geme2# 4(ban2@c)#
6. 2(asz@c)# dumu 2(ban2@c)
7. [n] geme2# n
8. [n geme2] 4(ban2@c)#
column 2
1. 6(asz@c) dumu 2(ban2@c)
2. ugula# ki-ma-da
3. [n] geme2# 4(ban2@c)
4. 3(asz@c)# dumu# 2(ban2@c)
5. 2(asz@c) dumu#-nita2# 4(ban2@c)
6. 2(asz@c)# dumu#-munus# 3(ban2@c)
7. 1(asz@c) TUM 1(barig@c)
8. 1(asz@c) bahar2 1(barig@c)
reverse
column 1
1. 2(asz@c) sig7 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
Monoco: 'pluckers'
2. 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c)# nu-kiri6#
3. 4(asz@c) udu-kam 1(barig@c)
Monoco: 'grain-fed sheep'
4. 2(asz@c)# masz# 1(barig@c)
5. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze gur
6. 3(asz@c) nita2 1(barig@c)
7. 1(asz@c) il2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
column 2
1. [x?] szu#-nigin2# sze gur
2. x x
blank space
column 3
blank space
1. iti 6(disz@t)
blank space
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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 40.0 high × 42.0 wide
- Weight:
- Artifact Preservation:
- Condition Description: Baked Cornell Jan. 2002
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
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Seal information:
unsealed
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (Allotment of barley to groups of individuals.)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: CUSAS 14, 1
[Monaco2011CUSAS14] Monaco, Salvatore F. 2011. Early Dynastic Mu-Iti Cereal Texts in the Cornell University Cuneiform Collections. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 14. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.Account of barley delivered as regular offering, rations for female workers and their children, artisans, as well as fodder for sheep and goats.
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- Museum No.: CUNES 48-06-253
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Zabalam (mod. Tall Ibzaīykh) [uncertain]
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- Findspot Comments:
- Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) [uncertain]
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.06.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2020-01-20 at 09:48:53 | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Atf | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2017-05-01 at 13:36:38 | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Atf | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Fitzgerald, Madeleine | CDLI | approved |
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Cite this Artifact
@misc{2006CUSAS,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-03]},
year = {2006},
month = {apr 6},
title = {CUSAS 14, 001 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P322721},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322721},
}
TY - ELEC DA - 2006/4/6/ PY - 2006 ID - P322721 LB - CDLI:P322721 M1 - 2025/8/3/ TI - CUSAS 14, 001 artifact entry UR - https://cdli.earth/P322721 ER -