CUSAS 33, 270 (P325647)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USAMuseum Number
CUNES 51-09-037Period
ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Disbursement of an item that is not legible (probably small cattle))Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
70.0 mm × 52.0 mm
tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [n] geme2# ildu3
2. [n] {d}urasz
3. 3(disz@t) {d}en#-ki
4. 3(disz@t)# kasz# sig15#
5. 3(disz@t) kasz ge6
6. 1(disz@t) {d}dumu-zi#-ma-ru14#
7. si4-ux(NI)-lum#
8. za3#-mu#
column 2
1. 5(disz@t) ninda# [...]
2. 2(disz@t) ninda [...]
3. 1(disz@t) kasz ge6#
4. u3#-sag# nin#
5. 1(disz@t) ninda-i3#
blank space
reverse
column 1
1. 6(disz@t) geme2# a-ga#-am#
2. 5(disz@t) sud3
3. 1(disz@t) ne-tur#
4. 1(disz@t) gan#-ezem#
5. 1(disz@t) nin#-hi#-[li]
6. 1(disz@t) nin#-x
7. 1(disz@t) x-[x]
n lines broken
8'. [...] x
column 2
1. 1(disz@t) e2-ku3
2. 1(disz@t) ki-u3#
3. 1(disz@t) za3#-mu#
4. 1(disz@t) x x
5. 1(disz@t) iri#-zi#
6. 1(disz@t) mu#-ni#
blank space
column 3
1. 1(u)# 5(disz@t)# mu# [...]
obverse
column 1
1. [n] geme2# ildu3
2. [n] {d}urasz
3. 3(disz@t) {d}en#-ki
4. 3(disz@t)# kasz# sig15#
5. 3(disz@t) kasz ge6
6. 1(disz@t) {d}dumu-zi#-ma-ru14#
7. si4-ux(NI)-lum#
8. za3#-mu#
column 2
1. 5(disz@t) ninda# [...]
2. 2(disz@t) ninda [...]
3. 1(disz@t) kasz ge6#
4. u3#-sag# nin#
5. 1(disz@t) ninda-i3#
blank space
reverse
column 1
1. 6(disz@t) geme2# a-ga#-am#
2. 5(disz@t) sud3
3. 1(disz@t) ne-tur#
4. 1(disz@t) gan#-ezem#
5. 1(disz@t) nin#-hi#-[li]
6. 1(disz@t) nin#-x
7. 1(disz@t) x-[x]
n lines broken
8'. [...] x
column 2
1. 1(disz@t) e2-ku3
2. 1(disz@t) ki-u3#
3. 1(disz@t) za3#-mu#
4. 1(disz@t) x x
5. 1(disz@t) iri#-zi#
6. 1(disz@t) mu#-ni#
blank space
column 3
1. 1(u)# 5(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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 70.0 high × 52.0 wide
- Weight:
- Artifact Preservation: 75%
- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
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Seal information:
unsealed
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (Disbursement of an item that is not legible (probably small cattle))
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: CUSAS 33, 270
[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 51-09-037
- Accession No.:
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Provenience:
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Provenience Comments:
mu-iti
- Elevation:
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- Excavation No:
- Findspot Square:
- Findspot Comments:
- Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.15.00.00
- Alternative Years:
- Date Comments:
- Accounting Period:
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2017-03-05 at 18:00:30 | 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, 270 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325647.
CUSAS 33, 270 artifact entry (No. P325647). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325647
CUSAS 33, 270 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325647 (Accessed: August 2, 2025).
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