CUSAS 14, 243 (P325088)

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

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

Museum Number

CUNES 50-08-005

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Zabalam (mod. Tall Ibzaīykh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (allotment of cereal (sze, ziz2, gig), measured in gur-sag-gal2, and bread, with the relative totals (gu2-an-sze3), for various purposes, among which there is the fodder of sheep (udu-gukkal, udu-u8))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

92.0 mm × 82.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...] sze tu7(|HIxDISZ|)
3. 7(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2 kasz
4. 2(barig@c) ziz2 ninda-i3
5. 2(barig@c) ziz2 gu7
6. 2(barig@c) ziz2 ezem
7. 5(asz@c) gig ninda
8. 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) 5(disz@t) sila3 gig
9. {d}ku3-|SAL+HUB2|
column 2
1. [...]
2. [...] gig alam
3. di-utu
  Monaco reads: salah
4. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze bappir
5. 1(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) sze tu7
6. 7(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2 kasz
7. 2(barig@c) ziz2 ninda-i3
8. 2(barig@c) ziz2 gu7
9. 2(barig@c) ziz2 ezem
10. 5(asz@c) gig ninda
11. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) 5(disz@t) sila3 gig
column 3
1. ku3-|SAL+HUB2|
2. {d}isztaran
3. 2(barig@c) gig alam
4. ur#-sag-utu
5. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) ziz2 a-x-li
6. 3(asz@c) 4(ban2@c) [sze] 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2 ur-sag-utu
7. 3(asz@c) 4(ban2@c) sze 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2 ur-abzu
8. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze
9. 5(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) ziz2
10. 4(asz@c) la2 (barig@c) gig
column 4
1. 1(barig@c) sze tu7(|HIxDISZ|) ildu3
2. 4(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze 4(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) ziz2 4(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) [...]
3. {d}urasz
4. 2(barig@c) sze bappir 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) gig# 3(ban2@c) sze# tu7 {d}en-[ki]
5. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) gig# 3(ban2@c) sze tu7 {[d]}dumu-zi urua#-ma#
6. 2(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) gig# 4(ban2@c) sze tu7
column 5
1. {d}{u2}-nunuz{nu}-u8
2. 1(asz@c) gig {d}ku3-nun#
3. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) gig# 3(ban2@c) sze tu7# {d}ku3-su3#
4. 5(asz@c) ziz2# munu4-[mu2]
5. 1(u@c) 2(barig@c) sze# [...] gid2# [...]
6. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) [sze] 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) gig 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) sze tu7 sa2-du11 e2-gal
7. 1(u@c) sze gur 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze tu7
column 6
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x [...]
2'. 3(u) la2 2(disz@t) [suluhu2] 4(disz@t) gukkal x 1(u) masz2 4(ban2) 1(u) masz2 HAR-NAGAR
reverse
column 1
1. 8(asz@c) 4(ban2@c) ba-gar3
2. 3(u) la2 3(disz@t) udu zulumhi(|SIKI.BU|) 1(disz@t) udu-gur 1(barig@c) 1(disz@t) sila4 4(ban2@c) 2(disz@t) masz2 4(ban2@c) 2(disz@t) masz2 HAR-nagar
3. 4(asz@c)#? [...]
  rest broken
column 2
1. 2(disz@t) gukkal 1(disz@t) 2(ban2)?
2. 2(disz@t) u8 3(ban2)
3. [n] 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) x-x
4. 4(disz@t) gu4 gigir 5(disz@t) sila3
5. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze ur-{d}nin-ildu3
6. 5(disz@t) ansze surx(ERIM) 3(ban2)
7. 2(u@c) la2 1(disz@t) 1(barig@c) sze-gar gur
8. 6(disz@t) mar-ku7 surx(ERIM) 2(ban2@c)#
column 3
1. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) sze sila4# SIG7
2. gu-la
3. 1(disz@t) udu zulumhi(|SIKI.BU|) 1(barig@c)
4. e2-kur-nu-si
  blank space
column 4
1. gu2-an-sze3 2(gesz2@c) 4(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) sze gur sag-gal3
2. 5(u@c) la2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ziz2 gur
3. 2(u@c) 6(asz@c) la2 3(ban2@c) gig gur
4. sze-gar iti 1(u) {d}inanna
column 5
  blank space
1. uszurx(|LAL2xTUG2|)-du10 ensi2 |GESZ+KUSZU2|-|KI.ESZ2|
  So Notizia. Almamori says = Gišša (Umm al-Aqarib)
2. 1(disz@t) mu# 1(u)#? iti#

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 92.0 high × 82.0 wide
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: 75%
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    unsealed

  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (allotment of cereal (sze, ziz2, gig), measured in gur-sag-gal2, and bread, with the relative totals (gu2-an-sze3), for various purposes, among which there is the fodder of sheep (udu-gukkal, udu-u8))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: CUSAS 14, 243

    [Monaco2011CUSAS14] Monaco, Salvatore F. 2011. Early Dynastic Mu-Iti Cereal Texts in the Cornell University Cuneiform Collections. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 14. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

    Large account of barley, emmer and grain for deities, regular offerings of the palace, as well as fodder for sheep and goats.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CUNES 50-08-005
  • Accession No.:

  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) [uncertain]
  • Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-01-24 at 15:06:03 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Notizia, Palmiro CDLI approved View
2019-11-24 at 03:18:19 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2017-06-09 at 04:55:23 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CUSAS 14, 243 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P325088.
CUSAS 14, 243 artifact entry (No. P325088). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P325088
CUSAS 14, 243 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P325088 (Accessed: April 4, 2025).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-04]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 14, 243 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P325088},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P325088},
}


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