CUSAS 03, 0037 (P322742)

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 48-07-014

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Withdrawal, inspection and allocation of labor.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

118.0 mm × 86.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [2(disz)] gurusz szitim lu2-i3-si-in{ki}
2. [5(disz) gurusz] szitim lu2 nig2-{d}ba-ba6
3. [3(disz)] gurusz szitim
4. 1(u) 8(disz)# gurusz ugula be-li2-i3-li2
5. 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz ugula i-ri-ib
6. [ARAD2] e2-A-me-esz2
7. [n gurusz] szitim# lu2-du6-lugal-pa-e3{ki}
8. [n] gurusz# 1(u) 2(disz) geme2 ugula ba-zi
9. 1(u) gurusz 1(u) 5(disz) geme2 ugula me-e2-a
10. 1(u) la2 1(disz) geme2 [...]
11. lu2 hun-[ga2-me-esz2]
  blank space
12. szunigin 1(u) gurusz szitim
13. szunigin [5(u) 7(disz)] gurusz
14. szunigin 3(u) 6(disz) geme2
15. sza3-bi-ta
16. 1(disz) gurusz szitim um#-mi#-a
17. [...]
column 2
1. [...]
2. 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz# [...]
3. 8(disz) gurusz [...]-de3 [gub-ba]
4. 8(disz) geme2 du-u2-um-ke4-de3 gub-ba
5. 2(u) 8(disz) geme2 im ga6-ga2-de3 gub-ba
6. 1(u) gurusz im a ga2-ri-na lu-de3 gub-ba
7. 4(disz) gurusz im i3#-li-de9# gub-ba
8. e2-usz-bar-sze3
9. 4(disz) gurusz nig2 u2 ba a-|ZI&ZI| sur-de3 gub-ba
10. 2(disz) gurusz ugula ARAD2 e2-A
11. 2(disz) gurusz sig4 en-nu ke4-de3 gub-ba
12. 1(disz) gurusz ga2-nun-na tusz-a
13. 1(disz) hi-lu-a
14. 1(disz) e2-i3-gara2
15. a2-ag2 ki szu-esz18#-[dar]-sze3# de6#-[a]
column 3
1. 1(disz) a-li2-ah
2. sze e3-de3 gir2-su{ki}-sze3 gen-na
3. 1(disz) szesz-kal-la
4. 1(disz) lu-ga-tum
5. ku6 sim sa10-sa10-de3
6. gu2-ab-ba{ki}-sze3 gen-na
7. 1(disz) ta-tu3-ri tu-ra
8. ugula i-ri-ib
9. [1(disz)] sza-lim-be-li2
10. ku6 sim [sa10-sa10]-de3#
11. gu2-ab-ba{ki}-sze3 gen-na
12. 1(disz) ar-ri-az tu-ra
13. ugula be-li2-i3-li2
14. 1(disz) szu-ma-ma szitim tu-ra
  blank space
column 4
  blank space
1. szunigin 1(u) gurusz szitim
2. szunigin 5(u) 7(disz) gurusz
3. szunigin 3(u) 6(disz) geme2
4. zi-ga-am3
5. gurum2 ak
6. giri3 {d}iszkur-illat szabra
7. u3 puzur4-{d}nin-kar-ke3 dub-sar
8. sza3 gar-sza-an-na{ki}
9. iti a2-ki-ti
10. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 na-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2 mu-ne-du3
left
1. [u4 4(disz)-kam ka2-dingir qa2-qa2-da]-nu#-um-ta#

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P322742

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 118.0 mm × 86.0 mm × 25.0 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 48-07-014
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 162745

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 37

    [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 09:52:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:23:52 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:53:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:43:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:50:23 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, 0037 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322742.
CUSAS 03, 0037 artifact entry (No. P322742). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322742
CUSAS 03, 0037 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322742 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0037 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322742},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322742},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
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LB  - CDLI:P322742
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0037 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P322742
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 0037 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322742.
CUSAS 03, 0037 artifact entry (No. P322742). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322742
CUSAS 03, 0037 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322742 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0037 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322742},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322742},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P322742
LB  - CDLI:P322742
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0037 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P322742
ER  -
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