CUSAS 14, 004 (P325086)

Administrative tablet excavated in Zabalam (mod. Ibzaikh), 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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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 50-08-003

Period

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

Provenience

Zabalam (mod. Ibzaikh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (allotment of barley, measured in gur-sag-gal2, to male, female, and young workers (nita, geme2, and tur). There are mentioned also the functionaries who delivered the barley)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

83.0 mm × 94.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(u@c) la2 1(disz@t) 3(barig@c) sze gurusz
2. lugal-{[d]}suen-da
3. 2(u@c)# 1(asz@c) gurusz ri-ri#
4. 2(u@c) 6(asz@c) lugal-me-lam2-musz
5. 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ur-{d}ildu3
6. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) lugal-a2-mah
column 2
1. 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) amar-sumun2
2. 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) amar-{gesz}pesz3
3. 4(u@c) 2(barig@c) la2 4(ban@c) lugal-asila3
4. 1(u@c)# 1(asz@c)# igi-nu-du8 ur-{d}nin-pirig
5. 2(u@c) 4(asz@c) u3-mu-ne2-ne2
6. 3(u@c) la2 1(disz@t) lugal-nig2-{ba}bara3-du10
column 3
1. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) lugal-ildu3
2. 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) nita
3. 1(u@c) lugal-mu-dib!(LAK780)
4. 1(u@c) <e2>-ur2#-bi#-du10
5. 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) ab-ba-sa6
6. 1(u@c) du3-a-ku5 2(barig@c)
7. 5(asz@c) du3-a-ku5 4(ban2)
8. 7(asz@c) du3-a-ku5 1(barig@c)
9. 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) la2 1(disz@t) <geme2> 4(ban2@c) 5(u@c) 5(asz@c) dumu
column 4
1. ki-siki
2. 4(u@c) 1(asz@c) geme2 2(u) 3(disz@t) dumu
3. lugal-bu3-du10
4. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) geme2 2(u) 4(disz@t) dumu lugal-ildu3#
5. 2(u@c) [...] geme2 3(u@c) 2(disz@t) dumu sag-ab-tuku
6. 3(u@c) la2 2(disz@t)# geme2 2(u) 1(disz@t) dumu sag-ab-tuku
column 5
1. 1(gesz2@c)# [n geme2] 3(u) 6(disz@t)# dumu edin-bar-dul5!
2. 2(u@c) la2 3(disz@t) geme2 2(u) 5(disz@t) dumu#
3. 2(u@c) la2 1(disz@t) geme2 1(u) 5(disz@t) dumu lugal-igi-nim-sze3
4. 4(u@c)# la2# 2(disz@t)# geme2 1(u) dumu
5. HE2-ba:ba6
6. 4(u@c) 1(asz@c) geme2 4(disz@t) dumu sim-tur
column 6
1. [...] he2#-abzu
2. 1(u@c) la2 1(disz@t) geme2 4(disz@t) dumu {d}igi
3. 3(u@c) 6(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c) szesz-hi-li
4. 4(asz@c) ad-kup4 2(barig@c)
5. 2(barig@c)# lugal#-szesz
6. 2(barig@c) 5(disz@t) egir-re-du10
7. 2(barig@c) szubur-an-dul3
8. 2(barig@c) e2-szu12-bi-du10
column 7
1. [2(barig@c)] x-gid2#
2. 2(barig@c) x-[...]
3. 2(barig@c) za3#-mu
4. 2(barig@c) amar#-x
5. 2(barig@c) ri#-[ri]
6. 2(barig@c) x-sag-[...]
7. 2(barig@c) x-[...]
8. 2(barig@c) lu2#-[...]
9. 2(barig@c) x-[...]
10. 2(barig@c) {d}igi#-[...]
11. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c)# gab2-ra#
reverse
column 1
1. 2(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) lugal-ezem#
2. 2(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) lugal-sipa-x
3. 4(asz@c) [...]
4. 2(asz@c) [...]
5. 3(asz@c) [...]
  rest broken
column 2
1. 8(asz@c) muhaldim 1(barig@c)
2. 2(asz@c) nar 1(barig@c)
3. 1(barig@c) tun3-ab
4. 1(barig@c) a-zu-na
5. 1(barig@c) dingir-szesz-mu
6. 1(barig@c) nun-AN-gal2
7. 1(barig@c) ga-il2
8. 1(barig@c) amar-szuba3#
9. 3(ban2@c) [...]
10. 1(barig@c) [...]
11. [...]
column 3
1. 1(barig@c) iti2(|ITI@sxBAD|)
2. 1(barig@c) di-utu
  Monoco reads: salah
3. 1(barig@c) a2-ag2-ni-du10
4. 1(barig@c) ama-[...]
5. 1(barig@c) {d}dumu-zi-an-dul3
6. 1(barig@c) lugal-an-dul3
7. 1(barig@c) lugal-ildu3
8. 1(barig@c) nita-ki-tusz
9. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2) a-ne-da
10. [...]
column 4
1. 1(barig@c) i3-du8 urasz
2. 1(barig@c) su4-su4
3. 1(barig@c) za3-mu
4. 1(barig@c) a-na-da-ak#
5. 3(ban2@c) ki-ni#-mu-zu
6. 3(ban2@c) e2-me-te
7. 3(ban2@c) ha-ma-ti
8. 1(barig@c)# edin-ki-du10
9. 1(barig@c) i3-du8 e2-gal#
column 5
1. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) sagi
2. 1(barig@c) lugal-sa6-ga
3. 2(asz@c) i3-du8-e2 ur-e2 1(barig@c)
4. 1(barig@c) nin#-agrig-zi
5. 1(barig@c) lugal-A-MIR-nu2
  blank space
column 6
1. gu2-an-sze3 5(gesz2@c) 7(asz@c) 2(ban2@c) sze gur sag-gal2
2. gurusz#? geme2 dumu il2 [igi]-nu#-du8 gurusz#-bar ganun sza3 iri szum2-ma
column 7
1. {d}inanna zabalax(|UNUG.MUSZ3|)
2. 1(disz@t) mu 1(u) 2(disz@t) iti

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 83.0 high × 94.0 wide
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: 75%
  • Condition Description: pilow-shaped
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    unsealed

  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (allotment of barley, measured in gur-sag-gal2, to male, female, and young workers (nita, geme2, and tur). There are mentioned also the functionaries who delivered the barley)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: CUSAS 14, 4

    [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 provided for female workers and their children, bearers, porters, firemen, at the storehouse in town. CUNES 50-08-006 records an almost identical list of workers, without the relevant rations of barley.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CUNES 50-08-003
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Zabalam (mod. Ibzaikh)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) [uncertain]
  • Dates Referenced: 00.01.12.00
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-07-22 at 08:20:00 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2020-01-20 at 10:19:14 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Notizia, Palmiro CDLI approved View
2017-05-01 at 13:36:59 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, 004 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P325086.
CUSAS 14, 004 artifact entry (No. P325086). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P325086
CUSAS 14, 004 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P325086 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 14, 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P325086},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P325086},
}


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