CUSAS 33, 063 (P326898)

Administrative tablet excavated in Zabalam (mod. Tall Ibzaīykh), 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 52-18-003

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Zabalam (mod. Tall Ibzaīykh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (livestockamar-ku6-a)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

85.0 mm × 62.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(u) 6(disz@t) ud5 4(disz@t) masz2
2. 1(u) 3(disz@t) masz2 sza3-du10
3. e2-sahar
4. 2(u) 6(disz@t) ud5 4(disz@t) masz2
5. 1(u) 4(disz@t) masz2 sza3-du10
column 2
1. lugal#-kin-da#
2. 2(u)# 5(disz@t) ud5
3. 4(disz@t) masz2#
4. 1(u) 3(disz@t) masz2 sza3-du10
5. amar-kuara
6. 3(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz@t) ud5 masz2
reverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz@t) <masz2> sza3-<du10> <<UR>> ur-tul2-sag
blank space
(impression of textile)
2. iti 1(disz@t) 5(disz@t) mu
column 2
1. 5(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz@t) ud5 masz2
2. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz@t) masz2 sza3-du10
3. e2 lugal# szid-da
4. u2-rum sanga

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 (livestockamar-ku6-a)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced	00.05.01.00 mu-iti
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P326898
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P326898

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	85.0 mm × 62.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (Surface: 100%)

Provenance

Provenience	Zabalam (mod. Tall Ibzaīykh) [uncertain] mu-iti
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Museum Number	CUNES 52-18-003
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 33, 63

[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
2017-01-22 at 21:06:36	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 33, 063 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P326898.

CUSAS 33, 063 artifact entry (No. P326898). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P326898

CUSAS 33, 063 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P326898 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

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	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 33, 063 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P326898},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P326898},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 33, 063 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P326898.

CUSAS 33, 063 artifact entry (No. P326898). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P326898

CUSAS 33, 063 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P326898 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 33, 063 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P326898},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P326898},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P326898
LB  - CDLI:P326898
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - CUSAS 33, 063 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P326898
ER  -