CUSAS 33, 111 (P325124)

Administrative 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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 50-08-041

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (allotment of barley also for feeding of sheep (udu, sila4) and goats (masz2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

89.0 mm × 59.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 4(u) [n] 3(disz@t) suluhu2# 1(barig@c) 2(disz@t) masz2-gur 4(ban2@c) 1(disz@t) masz2 HAR-NAGAR
2. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) la2 4(ban2@c) sze
3. UD#-UD#-UD-la
4. 3(u) la2 2(disz@t) suluhu2 1(barig@c) 4(disz@t) udu-gur 1(barig@c) 1(disz@t) masz2 4(ban2@c)# 1(disz@t) masz2 HAR#-NAGAR#
5. 8(asz@c)# 4(ban2@c)# sze#
column 2
1. ba-gar3
2. 3(u) la2 3(disz@t) suluhu2 1(barig@c) 1(disz@t) udu-gur 1(barig@c) 1(disz@t) sila4 4(ban2@c) 2(disz@t) masz2 4(ban2@c) 2(disz@t) masz2 HAR-NAGAR
3. 7(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze#
4. lugal-ab-ba-mu
5. 5(disz@t)# udu-gur 1(barig@c) 3(disz@t) masz2 4(ban2@c) 2(disz@t)# gukkal 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
column 3
1. 2(disz@t) u8# [3(ban2@c)]
2. 2(asz@c)# [2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)] sze
3. iri-ni#
4. 4(disz@t) gu4 gigir(|LAGABxTIL|) [2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c)] sze# sila3#
5. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c)
6. ur-{d}ildu3
7. 5(disz@t) ansze surx(ERIM) 3(ban2@c)
reverse
column 1
1. 2(u@c) la2 1(disz@t) 1(barig@c) gur sze GAR
2. 6(disz@t) mar-ku7 surx(ERIM) 2(ban2@c)
3. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) gur SIG7 sze
4. gu-la
5. 1(disz@t) udu suluhu2 1(barig@c)
6. e2-kur#-nu#-si#
  blank space
column 2
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (allotment of barley also for feeding of sheep (udu, sila4) and goats (masz2))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P325124

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 89.0 mm × 59.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation 75% (Surface: 80%)

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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 50-08-041
Accession Number

References

  • primary: CUSAS 33, 111

    [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 Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-09-09 at 03:19:17 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2020-01-26 at 14:14:19 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Notizia, Palmiro CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-04 at 09:54:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-01-31 at 13:43:36 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 33, 111 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325124.
CUSAS 33, 111 artifact entry (No. P325124). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325124
CUSAS 33, 111 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325124 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 33, 111 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325124},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325124},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325124
LB  - CDLI:P325124
M1  - 2026/10/10/
TI  - CUSAS 33, 111 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325124
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 33, 111 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325124.
CUSAS 33, 111 artifact entry (No. P325124). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325124
CUSAS 33, 111 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325124 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 33, 111 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325124},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325124},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325124
LB  - CDLI:P325124
M1  - 2026/10/10/
TI  - CUSAS 33, 111 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325124
ER  -
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