CUSAS 33, 292 (P323471)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), 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 49-08-066

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (allotment of barley and emmer to some people and for 11 days)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

55.0 mm × 46.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 5(ban2@c) na]-ba#-lu5#
2. u4 1(disz@t)
3. 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) ur-{d}dumu-zi-da
4. 2(barig@c)# [3(ban2@c)?] na-ba-lu5
5. u4 2(disz@t)
6. 2(barig@c) u4 3(disz@t)
7. 2(barig@c) u4 4(disz@t)
8. 2(barig@c) u4 5(disz@t)
column 2
1. 2(barig@c) u4 6(disz@t)
2. 1(barig@c) u4 7(disz@t)
3. 1(barig@c) u4 8(disz@t)
4. 2(barig@c) u4 1(u@c) la2 1(disz@t)
5. 2(barig@c) u4 1(u@c)
6. 2(barig@c) u4 1(u@c) 1(disz@t)
7. 6(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 5(ban2@c) dabin gur
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reverse
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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 (allotment of barley and emmer to some people and for 11 days)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) Middle Sargonic
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P323471
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P323471

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	55.0 mm × 46.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	75% (Surface: 90%)

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. uncertain)
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 49-08-066
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 33, 292

[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
2022-10-01 at 07:29:18	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2017-03-11 at 16:44:39	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, 292 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P323471.

CUSAS 33, 292 artifact entry (No. P323471). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323471 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 33, 292 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323471 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323471},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 33, 292 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P323471.

CUSAS 33, 292 artifact entry (No. P323471). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323471 (Original work published 2006)

CUSAS 33, 292 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323471 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

@misc{2022CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {CUSAS 33, 292 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323471},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323471},
}

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M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - CUSAS 33, 292 artifact entry
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