CUSAS 33, 220 (P323020)

Business / Contracts 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, USA

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 48-09-111

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Zabalam (mod. Tall Ibzaīykh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (sale contract plots of field (asza5 kar-na4))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

63.0 mm × 60.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(iku@c) GAN2 kar na4
2. 3(u@c) 2(asz@c) {uruda}|GAR.UD| ma-na sa10 a-sza3
3. ur-{d}nin-ildu3
4. dumu en-a2-kal-le-sze3
column 2
1. ur-{d}saman3 sukkal szesz-ni
2. e-sze3-sa10
3. inim-bi sze3@90-til
4. asz@c ur-{d}nin-ildu3
5. asz@c ur-{d}en-ki
6. asz@c ur-{d}nin-ildu3
column 3
1. asz@c pu3#-ni-du10
2. dumu [ur]-{d}saman3 sukkal
3. 1(asz@c) {uruda}|GAR.UD| ma#-na nig2-ba
4. lugal-he-gal2-su3
5. gu#:sur
reverse
column 1
1. asz@c lugal#-abzu-a#
2. asz@c ur-tul2-sag# nimgir#
blank space
column 2
1. kar na4 uku3-gi e-sze3-sa10
blank space
column 3
1. u4-ba uszurx(|LAL2.DUR2|)-du10 ensi2# umma{ki}
2. di-utu sanga zabala5
3. 4(disz@t) mu

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)	Legal > Business / Contracts (sale contract plots of field (asza5 kar-na4))
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced	00.04.00.00 mu-iti
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P323020
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P323020

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	63.0 mm × 60.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	75% (Surface: 80%)

Provenance

Provenience	Zabalam (mod. Tall Ibzaīykh) 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 48-09-111
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 33, 220

[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
2020-09-09 at 03:32:11	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2020-09-09 at 03:31:49	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-02-25 at 13:52:32	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, 220 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323020.

CUSAS 33, 220 artifact entry (No. P323020). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323020

CUSAS 33, 220 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323020 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 33, 220 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323020},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323020},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323020
LB  - CDLI:P323020
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - CUSAS 33, 220 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323020
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 33, 220 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323020.

CUSAS 33, 220 artifact entry (No. P323020). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323020

CUSAS 33, 220 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323020 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 33, 220 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323020},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323020},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323020
LB  - CDLI:P323020
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - CUSAS 33, 220 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323020
ER  -