CUSAS 03, 0042 (P329402)

Administrative tablet excavated in Garšana (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 48-10-004

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

67.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 28.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [2(disz)] gurusz szitim lu2-[i3-si]-in#[{ki}]
2. 5(disz) gurusz szitim lu2 nig2-{d}[ba-ba6]
3. 3(disz) gurusz szitim
4. 1(u) 8(disz) gurusz ugula be-[li2-i3-li2]
5. 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz ugula i-[re-eb]
6. ARAD2 e2-A-[me-esz2]
7. 5(disz) gurusz [1(disz)] geme2# lu2-du6-lugal#-pa#-e3[{ki}]
8. 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz 5(u) [n?] geme2# [ugula ba-zi]
9. 1(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz 4(u) geme2 ugula me-e2-[a]
10. [n] gurusz 1(u) geme2 ugula za-la#-[a]
  rest broken
column 2
  broken
reverse
column 1
column 4
  beginning broken
1'. [szunigin n geme2]
2'. zi#-ga-[am3]
3'. gurum2 ak
4'. giri3 {d}iszkur#-illat szabra#
5'. u3 puzur4-{d}nin-kar-ke3 dub#-sar
6'. iti a2-[ki-ti]
7'. [sza3] gar#-sza-an-na[{ki}]
8'. [iti a2]-ki#-ti#
9'. mu# [{d}szu-{d}]suen# lugal# uri5#[{ki}]-ma [...]
left
1. u4 5(disz)-kam

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P329402

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 67.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 28.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Garšana (mod. uncertain)
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 48-10-004
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 162751

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 42

    [Owen2007CUSAS3] Owen, David I., and Rudolf H. Mayr. 2007. The Garšana Archives. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 3. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:52:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:23:53 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:55:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:48:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:52:18 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 03, 0042 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P329402.
CUSAS 03, 0042 artifact entry (No. P329402). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P329402
CUSAS 03, 0042 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P329402 (Accessed: April 14, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-14]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P329402},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P329402},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P329402
LB  - CDLI:P329402
M1  - 2026/4/14/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0042 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P329402
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 03, 0042 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P329402.
CUSAS 03, 0042 artifact entry (No. P329402). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P329402
CUSAS 03, 0042 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P329402 (Accessed: April 14, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-14]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P329402},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P329402},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P329402
LB  - CDLI:P329402
M1  - 2026/4/14/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0042 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P329402
ER  -
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