CUSAS 33, 090 (P325690)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 51-09-080

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Allotment of cattle (amar-gu4))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

45.0 mm × 50.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [1(asz@c)] amar gu4 ugula nu-banda3 sahar#
2. 1(asz@c) amar gu4 lu2-esz2@t-gid2
3. 1(asz@c) amar gu4
column 2
1. ugula nu-banda3 e2-gal
2. 1(asz@c) amar gu4 e2-kur-sikil
3. dub-sar
4. 1(asz@c) amar gu4
reverse
column 1
1. KUM-dur2#-sze3@t
2. 5(asz@c) NE-HU-UN-<AK>
3. 1(asz@c) amar gu4 da-da ugula
column 2
1. masz2-da#-ri-a {d}ildu3 [n] 1(disz@t) mu 6(disz@t)# [iti]

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 cattle (amar-gu4))
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced	00.01.06.00 ? mu-iti
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P325690
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P325690

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	45.0 mm × 50.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (Surface: 100%)

Provenance

Provenience	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) mu-iti
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 51-09-080
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 33, 90

[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
2017-03-04 at 09:54:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-01-28 at 10:37:24	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 33, 090 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325690.

CUSAS 33, 090 artifact entry (No. P325690). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325690

CUSAS 33, 090 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325690 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 33, 090 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325690},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325690},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325690
LB  - CDLI:P325690
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - CUSAS 33, 090 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325690
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 33, 090 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325690.

CUSAS 33, 090 artifact entry (No. P325690). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325690

CUSAS 33, 090 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325690 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 33, 090 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325690},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325690},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325690
LB  - CDLI:P325690
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - CUSAS 33, 090 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325690
ER  -