CUSAS 33, 059 (P326811)

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 52-17-012

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (kids (masz2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

65.0 mm × 49.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [n] masz2# [...] AN#-KI
2. [...] e2#-ga2
3. [iti] 8(disz@t)
4. [n] masz2 [...] AN#-KI#
5. e2#-ga2#
6. [x] esz3 e2-u4!(ITI)-sakar
column 2
1. 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) iti#
2. 2(asz@c) AN-KI#
3. 1(u) iti
4. 4(masz2@c) szu-gid2-da
5. {d}urasz
6. iti 7(disz@t)
7. e2-sahar
reverse
column 1
1. lugal-bad3#
2. 2(asz@c) masz2 {d}urasz
3. [n] 1(asz@c) masz# [...] x
4. 4(asz@c) masz2 ur2-ni
5. lu2-x
column 2
1. [n iti] [n?] 1(u) 3(disz@t) mu
2. [... dam?]-gar3 [...] sag
3. [...]

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 (kids (masz2))
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced	00.01.00.00 ? mu-iti
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P326811
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P326811

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	65.0 mm × 49.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	nearly complete (Surface: 80%)

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 52-17-012
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 33, 59

[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
2017-01-22 at 21:05:44	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, 059 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P326811.

CUSAS 33, 059 artifact entry (No. P326811). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P326811

CUSAS 33, 059 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P326811 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 33, 059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P326811},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P326811},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P326811
LB  - CDLI:P326811
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - CUSAS 33, 059 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P326811
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 33, 059 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P326811.

CUSAS 33, 059 artifact entry (No. P326811). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P326811

CUSAS 33, 059 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P326811 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 33, 059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P326811},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P326811},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P326811
LB  - CDLI:P326811
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - CUSAS 33, 059 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P326811
ER  -