CUSAS 33, 280 (P325413)
Administrative tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), 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 51-04-008Period
ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)Provenience
Adab (mod. Bismaya)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Allotment of parcels of field)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
45.0 mm × 52.0 mm
tablet
obverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. x x
2'. x x
3'. surx(ERIM)# ab2#
4'. 3(iku@c) munus#-an-da
5'. 1(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) munus#-an-da
6'. 1(iku@c) amar-x-sag-x
rest broken
column 2
beginning broken
1'. 2(bur3@c) [n?]+1(esze3@c) surx(ERIM)# ab2#
2'. 1(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) 1/2(iku@c) asza5 u2-rum
3'. 1(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) 3(iku@c) du6 dam-gal-nun
4'. 1(bur3@c) 2(esze3@c) [...]
rest broken
column 3
beginning broken
1'. [...] kar [...]
2'. 7(bur3@c) [...] 2(iku@c) [...]
3'. 2(esze3@c) 4(iku@c) [...]
4'. 2(esze3@c) GAN2 [...]
rest broken
blank space
(impression of a textile)
obverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. x x
2'. x x
3'. surx(ERIM)# ab2#
4'. 3(iku@c) munus#-an-da
5'. 1(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) munus#-an-da
6'. 1(iku@c) amar-x-sag-x
rest broken
column 2
beginning broken
1'. 2(bur3@c) [n?]+1(esze3@c) surx(ERIM)# ab2#
2'. 1(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) 1/2(iku@c) asza5 u2-rum
3'. 1(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) 3(iku@c) du6 dam-gal-nun
4'. 1(bur3@c) 2(esze3@c) [...]
rest broken
column 3
beginning broken
1'. [...] kar [...]
2'. 7(bur3@c) [...] 2(iku@c) [...]
3'. 2(esze3@c) 4(iku@c) [...]
4'. 2(esze3@c) GAN2 [...]
rest broken
blank space
(impression of a textile)
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): 45.0 high × 52.0 wide
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- Artifact Preservation: fragment
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- Genre(s): Administrative (Allotment of parcels of field)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: CUSAS 33, 280
[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.
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- Museum No.: CUNES 51-04-008
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
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- Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2017-03-07 at 00:40:15 | 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, 280 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325413.
CUSAS 33, 280 artifact entry (No. P325413). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325413
CUSAS 33, 280 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325413 (Accessed: August 15, 2025).
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