CUSAS 03, 0329 (P322579)

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 48-04-066

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Delivery of labor from Bazi, foreman of hired workers.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

87.0 mm × 53.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [n] ninda gid2 [...]
2. [...]
3. [sahar-bi] 2(disz) sar [n] gin2# [...]
4. [...] kusz2-gid2 [...] 2(disz) [...]
5. sahar-bi 1/3(disz) [sar]
6. 1/2(disz) ninda ib2-sa2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) [gin2]
7. sahar-bi 1/3(disz) sar
  blank space
8. 2(disz) 2/3(disz) sar 7(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 2(u) sze sahar
9. a2 gurusz-a 1(u) gin2 [n? sze?]-[ta]
reverse
1. gurusz-bi 1(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) 6(disz) sila3# u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. sze 6(disz) sila3-ta ba-hun
3. sze-bi 1(barig) 4(ban2) 2/3(disz) sila3
4. sahar zi-ga
5. du5-la2 da-bad3
6. mu#-kux(DU) ba-zi ugula lu2# [hun-ga2]
7. giri3# {d}iszkur-illat [szabra]
8. [u3] puzur4#-{d}nin#-[kar-ke3] dub-[sar]
9. [sza3] gar-sza-[an-na{ki}]
10. [iti] ezem-{d}[...]
11. mu# {d}szu-{d}suen# lugal uri5#{ki}-ma-<ke4> na-[ru2-a-mah] {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-[lil2-ra] mu-ne#-[du3]
left
1. [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Delivery of labor from Bazi, foreman of hired workers.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P322579

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 87.0 mm × 53.0 mm × 23.0 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 48-04-066
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 163047

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 329

    [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
2016-07-28 at 14:24:33 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-06-27 at 12:42:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:52:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:42:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:50:12 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, 0329 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322579.
CUSAS 03, 0329 artifact entry (No. P322579). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322579
CUSAS 03, 0329 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322579 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0329 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322579},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322579},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P322579
LB  - CDLI:P322579
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0329 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P322579
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 0329 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322579.
CUSAS 03, 0329 artifact entry (No. P322579). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322579
CUSAS 03, 0329 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322579 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0329 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322579},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322579},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P322579
LB  - CDLI:P322579
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0329 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P322579
ER  -
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