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CUSAS 33, 256 (P326911)

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

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 52-18-016

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (barley, flour and copper)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

58.0 mm × 61.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(asz@c) sze gur sag-gal2
2. lugal-kur-ra-gal2
3. 1(asz@c) se gur
4. [n]+1(barig@c) dabin lu2#-[igi]-nim#-[sze3]
column 2
1. lugal-kur-ra-gal2
2. maszkim
3. amar-szuba3
4. 3(barig@c) sze di-utu
5. dumu lam-sag-du3
6. [n]+1(barig@c)# 2(ban2@c)# [x x]
column 3
1. 2(barig@c) sze kesz3-ki-du10
2. pu3(|KAxSZU|)-ni-du10
3. maszkim#
4. 2(barig@c) pu3(|KAxSZU|)-gal2-la
5. dumu masz-ga#-gi4
column 4
1. 2(barig@c) u2-u2-a aga3-[us2]
3 lines broken
2'. lugal#-szu-gi4-gi4
3'. ugula
reverse
column 1
1. 6(asz@c) uruda ma-na
blank space
column 2
blank space
column 3
1. lugal-szud3(|KAxSZU|)-du10 dub-sar

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Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Collections

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 58.0 high × 61.0 wide
Weight:
Artifact Preservation: incomplete
Condition Description:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (barley, flour and copper)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: CUSAS 33, 256

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CUNES 52-18-016
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Chronology

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2017-03-04 at 21:09:04	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine		CDLI	Approved

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 33, 256 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P326911.

CUSAS 33, 256 artifact entry (No. P326911). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P326911

CUSAS 33, 256 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P326911 (Accessed: March 20, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-20]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 33, 256 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P326911},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P326911},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
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LB  - CDLI:P326911
M1  - 2026/3/20/
TI  - CUSAS 33, 256 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P326911
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 33, 256 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P326911.

CUSAS 33, 256 artifact entry (No. P326911). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P326911

CUSAS 33, 256 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P326911 (Accessed: March 20, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-20]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 33, 256 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P326911},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P326911},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P326911
LB  - CDLI:P326911
M1  - 2026/3/20/
TI  - CUSAS 33, 256 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P326911
ER  -