CUSAS 03, 0235 (P322630)

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 48-06-041

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Laborers towing boats to Karkar.#)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

50.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) gu-nigin2 {gesz}{u2}kiszi17
2. a2 gurusz-a 4(disz) gu-nigin2-ta
3. a2-bi 2(disz) 1/2(disz) u4 1(disz)-sze3
4. a-sza3 karkar{ki}-sze3 {gesz}{u2}kiszi17 ku5-ra2
5. 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 gar-sza-an-na{ki}-ta
6. karkar{ki}-sze3 ma2 gid2-da
7. 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 ma2#-gar#-ra
8. 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
reverse
1. karkar[{ki}-ta]
2. gar-sza-an-na{ki}-sze3
3. 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
4. kar-ta ga2-nun-sze3 ga6-ga2#
5. ugula szu-{d}dumu-zi
  1 line blank
6. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
7. mu {d}szu-{d}suen [lugal]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Laborers towing boats to Karkar.#)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P322630

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 50.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 19.0 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 48-06-041
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 163969

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 235

    [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 14:53:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:42:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:50:18 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, 0235 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322630.
CUSAS 03, 0235 artifact entry (No. P322630). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322630
CUSAS 03, 0235 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322630 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0235 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322630},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322630},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P322630
LB  - CDLI:P322630
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0235 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P322630
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 0235 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322630.
CUSAS 03, 0235 artifact entry (No. P322630). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322630
CUSAS 03, 0235 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322630 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0235 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322630},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322630},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P322630
LB  - CDLI:P322630
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0235 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P322630
ER  -
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