CUSAS 03, 0004 (P322569)

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 48-04-056

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Withdrawal and allocation of labor.#)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

78.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) [gurusz] szitim#
2. lu2-tu#-[ni]-um{ki}
3. 1(disz) [gurusz] szitim
4. lu2 di3-ma-at kal2-bu-um{ki}
5. 2(disz) gurusz szitim
6. lu2-i-zi-in-er3-ra{ki}
7. 2(disz) gurusz szitim
8. lu2-i3-[si]-in{ki}
9. 3(disz) gurusz szitim
10. ARAD2 e2-A
  blank space
11. szunigin 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz szitim
12. sza3-bi-ta
13. 8(disz) gurusz [szitim]
14. 1(disz) gurusz szitim gi-sal gul-de3 gub-ba
15. 1(disz) gurusz szitim
reverse
1. ma-szub-ba sig4 gub-ba
2. 1(disz) gurusz szitim
3. GIN2-bala# {gesz}kiri6 zabala4[{ki}] du3-de3 [gub]-ba#
4. 1(disz) gurusz szitim# a2-ag2-ga2-ki szu-kab-ta2-sze3 de6-a
  blank space
5. szunigin 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz szitim
6. zi-ga-am3
7. gurum2 ak szitim-e-ne
8. sza3 gar-sza-an-na{ki}
9. giri3 {d}iszkur-illat szabra
10. iti u5-bi2-gu7
11. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e bad3 mar-tu ba-du3 mu us2-sa-bi#
left
1. u4 9(disz)-kam

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Withdrawal and allocation of labor.#)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P322569

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 78.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 21.0 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 48-04-056
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 162713

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 4

    [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 09:52:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:52:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:42:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:50:11 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, 0004 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322569.
CUSAS 03, 0004 artifact entry (No. P322569). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322569
CUSAS 03, 0004 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322569 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322569},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322569},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P322569
LB  - CDLI:P322569
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0004 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P322569
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 0004 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322569.
CUSAS 03, 0004 artifact entry (No. P322569). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322569
CUSAS 03, 0004 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322569 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322569},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322569},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P322569
LB  - CDLI:P322569
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0004 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P322569
ER  -
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