CUSAS 33, 226 (P325080)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USAMuseum Number
CUNES 50-07-003Period
ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)Provenience
Zabalam (mod. Tall Ibzaīykh)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
80.0 mm × 87.0 mm
tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 5(iku@c)#? [GAN2] kiri6 gi#-izi
2. 1/2(disz@c) ku3 ma-na-bi
3. asz@c mes-sag3-nu-di
4. dumu# szubur-tur#
5. utu-mu#?-kusz2#?
6. ur-[sag-utu]
7. szesz-szesz# sanga#
column 2
1. [n siki] ma-na
2. 1(asz@c) bar-dul5
3. 1(asz@c) sze gur nig2-ba
4. asz@c lugal#-kar#-si
5. 3(asz@c) {uruda}|GAR.UD|
6. [...] sze gur
7. [asz@c] lu2#-[kal]-la
8. 4(asz@c)# siki ma#-na#
column 3
1. asz@c di-utu
2. 2(asz@c) uruda! ma-na
3. dumu ama-ur4-mud
4. asz@c gan-ezem
5. 4(asz@c) siki ma-na 2(barig@c) sze
6. asz@c utu-inim-zi muhaldim#
7. 1(asz@c) bar-dul5
8. asz@c gu-ni-du
9. 3(asz@c) {uruda}|GAR.UD|
column 4
1. asz@c szesz-tur
2. baharx(|A.BAR.BAHAR2|)-munus!
3. 1(barig@c) sze nig2-ba
4. asz@c kar-du3
5. [n] {uruda#}|GAR.UD| nig2-ba
6. asz@c di-utu
7. asz@c u3-mu-ne2-ne2
8. dam-gar3
column 5
1. [asz@c] ur#-szubur
2. gu#:sur#
3. asz@c x-[...]-LU-[...]
4. asz@c [...]
5. dumu masz#
6. asz@c amar-{d}ezina3
7. baharx(|A.BAR.BAHAR2|)
8. ur-sag-utu
reverse
column 1
1. asz@c ur-tesz2
2. dam-gar3#
3. x [...]
4. [...]
5. [...]
6. [...]-sag
7. il2
8. asz@c lugal-a2#-pa3#
column 2
1. sagi
2. asz@c lugal-an-dul3
3. lu-ki-inim-ma
4. inim-bi sze3-til
5. lugal-me-lam2-su3 gu#:sur
column 3
1. dumu [e2]-mah-da
2. tug2 nig2-sag-la2 LA? KA
3. 2(u) 5(disz@t) mu
column 4
1. lugal#-he2#-gal2# dub#-sar#-bi
2. [di]-utu# sanga zabala5#
obverse
column 1
1. 5(iku@c)#? [GAN2] kiri6 gi#-izi
2. 1/2(disz@c) ku3 ma-na-bi
3. asz@c mes-sag3-nu-di
4. dumu# szubur-tur#
5. utu-mu#?-kusz2#?
6. ur-[sag-utu]
7. szesz-szesz# sanga#
column 2
1. [n siki] ma-na
2. 1(asz@c) bar-dul5
3. 1(asz@c) sze gur nig2-ba
4. asz@c lugal#-kar#-si
5. 3(asz@c) {uruda}|GAR.UD|
6. [...] sze gur
7. [asz@c] lu2#-[kal]-la
8. 4(asz@c)# siki ma#-na#
column 3
1. asz@c di-utu
2. 2(asz@c) uruda! ma-na
3. dumu ama-ur4-mud
4. asz@c gan-ezem
5. 4(asz@c) siki ma-na 2(barig@c) sze
6. asz@c utu-inim-zi muhaldim#
7. 1(asz@c) bar-dul5
8. asz@c gu-ni-du
9. 3(asz@c) {uruda}|GAR.UD|
column 4
1. asz@c szesz-tur
2. baharx(|A.BAR.BAHAR2|)-munus!
3. 1(barig@c) sze nig2-ba
4. asz@c kar-du3
5. [n] {uruda#}|GAR.UD| nig2-ba
6. asz@c di-utu
7. asz@c u3-mu-ne2-ne2
8. dam-gar3
column 5
1. [asz@c] ur#-szubur
2. gu#:sur#
3. asz@c x-[...]-LU-[...]
4. asz@c [...]
5. dumu masz#
6. asz@c amar-{d}ezina3
7. baharx(|A.BAR.BAHAR2|)
8. ur-sag-utu
reverse
column 1
1. asz@c ur-tesz2
2. dam-gar3#
3. x [...]
4. [...]
5. [...]
6. [...]-sag
7. il2
8. asz@c lugal-a2#-pa3#
column 2
1. sagi
2. asz@c lugal-an-dul3
3. lu-ki-inim-ma
4. inim-bi sze3-til
5. lugal-me-lam2-su3 gu#:sur
column 3
1. dumu [e2]-mah-da
2. tug2 nig2-sag-la2 LA? KA
3. 2(u) 5(disz@t) mu
column 4
1. lugal#-he2#-gal2# dub#-sar#-bi
2. [di]-utu# sanga zabala5#
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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 80.0 high × 87.0 wide
- Weight:
- Artifact Preservation: 75%
- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Legal > Business / Contracts (sale contract silver and copper)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: CUSAS 33, 226
[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.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: CUNES 50-07-003
- Accession No.:
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Provenience:
Zabalam (mod. Tall Ibzaīykh) Provenience Comments:
mu-iti?
- Elevation:
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- Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.25.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2020-09-08 at 14:33:36 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Ozaki Tohru | CDLI | approved |
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| 2017-03-14 at 20:05:47 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2017-02-26 at 13:35:57 | 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
“CUSAS 33, 226 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325080.
CUSAS 33, 226 artifact entry (No. P325080). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325080
CUSAS 33, 226 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325080 (Accessed: December 24, 2025).
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month = {apr 6},
title = {CUSAS 33, 226 artifact entry},
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howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325080},
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