CUSAS 03, 0851 (P322539)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 48-04-026

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Anah-ili received hides from Adad-illat.#)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

34.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) kusz udu niga
 en: 1 hide, grain-fed ram;
2. 1(disz) kusz masz2 niga
 en: 1 hide, grain-fed billy;
3. kusz udu sa2-du11
 en: small cattle hides, regular offerings,
4. ki {d}iszkur-illat-ta
 en: from Adda-illat,
reverse
1. a-na-ah-i3-li2
 en: did Anah-ili
2. szu ba-an-ti
 en: receive;
3. iti ezem-an-na
 en: month “Festival of An,”
4. mu na-ru2-a-mah mu-ne-du3
 en: year: “Great Stele did he erect for them.”
envelope
obverse
1. 1(disz) kusz [udu niga]
 en: 1 hide, grain-fed ram;
2. 1(disz) kusz masz2 [niga]
 en: 1 hide, grain-fed billy;
3. kusz udu sa2-du11#
 en: small cattle hides, regular offerings,
4. ki {d}iszkur-illat-ta
 en: from Adda-illat,
reverse
1. a-na-ah-i3-li2
 en: did Anah-ili
2. szu ba-an-ti
 en: receive;
3. sza3 [gar]-sza#-an-na[{ki}]
 en: In Garšana;
  blank space
  seal impression
4. iti [ezem-an-na]
 en: month “Festival of An,”
5. mu [na-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2] {d}nin-lil2-ra [mu-ne-du3]
 en: year: “Great Stele for Enlil and did he erect.”
seal 1
1. a-na-hi-li2
 en: Anah-ili,
2. dumu sa2-ba
 en: son of Saba,
3. aszgab
 en: leather worker.

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Anah-ili received hides from Adad-illat.#)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 001973 (composite) (P454683) S001973 Garšana (mod. uncertain) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P322539

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 34.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

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 48-04-026
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 163540

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 851

    [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
2020-01-10 at 09:03:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-11-15 at 06:06:15 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-11-15 at 02:36:38 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-06-23 at 07:55:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-06-07 at 12:25:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:52:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:42:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:50:08 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, 0851 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322539.
CUSAS 03, 0851 artifact entry (No. P322539). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322539
CUSAS 03, 0851 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322539 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0851 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322539},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322539},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P322539
LB  - CDLI:P322539
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0851 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P322539
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 0851 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322539.
CUSAS 03, 0851 artifact entry (No. P322539). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322539
CUSAS 03, 0851 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322539 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0851 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322539},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322539},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P322539
LB  - CDLI:P322539
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0851 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P322539
ER  -
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