CUSAS 03, 1039 (P322448)

Letter 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 48-02-046

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (Letter order to Ili-ashrani, instructing him to give cereals to Adad-illat#)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

45.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. i3-li2-asz-ra-ni
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. 3(u) sze gur
4. 3(u) ziz2 gur
5. {d}iszkur-illat
reverse
1. he2-na-ab-szum2-mu
2. dub-ba-a-ni
3. [szu] ha-ba-ab-ti-ge26
4. [nam]-mi#-gur-re
5. iti# ezem-an-na u4 1(u)-kam
6. [mu si]-mu#-ru-um[{ki} ba]-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Letter (Letter order to Ili-ashrani, instructing him to give cereals to Adad-illat#)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P322448

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 45.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 18.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation complete

Provenance

Provenience Garšana (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Museum Number CUNES 48-02-046
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 164002

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 1039

    [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
2011-07-22 at 14:52:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:41:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:41:03 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:49:59 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 1039 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322448.
CUSAS 03, 1039 artifact entry (No. P322448). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322448
CUSAS 03, 1039 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322448 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 1039 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322448},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322448},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P322448
LB  - CDLI:P322448
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 1039 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P322448
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 1039 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322448.
CUSAS 03, 1039 artifact entry (No. P322448). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322448
CUSAS 03, 1039 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322448 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 1039 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322448},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322448},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P322448
LB  - CDLI:P322448
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 1039 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P322448
ER  -
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