CUSAS 03, 0337 (P322748)

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 48-07-020

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Delivery of bricks.#)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

115.0 mm × 55.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(gesz2)# 3(u) sig4#
 en: 150 bricks
2. la#-ma#-za#-tum#?
 en: by Lamazatum,
3. 5(gesz2)# x-x-x
 en: 300 by ...,
4. 4(gesz2)# x-x-num2
 en: 240 by ...-num,
5. ($ blank space $) 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2)# 3(u)#
 en: 690,
6. nam#-1(u) la-ma#-za#-tum#
 en: 10-(troop) of Lamazatum;
7. 7(gesz2)# 3(u)# x-x-x
 en: 450, x,
8. 2(gesz2) 3(u) ha-an-du#-u2
 en: 150 by Handu,
9. 5(gesz2) a-na-he-pa2-at
 en: 300 by Ana-hepat,
10. ($ blank space $) 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2)
 en: 900,
11. nam-1(u) sza-at-bi-zi-il
 en: 10-(troop) of Šat-bizil;
12. 6(gesz2) i-ti-rum
 en: 360 by Ana-hepat,
13. 1(gesz'u) a-di?-ti
 en: 600 by Aditi,
14. 7(gesz2) a-bu-um-dingir
 en: 420 by Abum-ilum,
15. 5(gesz2)# [ha]-bu-ri-tum
 en: 300 by Haburitum,
16. 5(gesz2) esz18#-dar#-um-mi
 en: 300 by Ištar-ummi,
17. 1(gesz'u)# [ta]-tu3-ri
 en: 600 by Taturi,
18. 6(gesz2) i3-li2#-dum#-qi2
 en: 360 by Ili-dumqi,
19. 3(gesz2) 3(u) e2#-a-nu-uh3-szi#
 en: 210 by Ea-nuhši,
20. ($ blank space $) 5(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 3(u)
 en: 3150,
21. nam-1(u) ud-du-ru-um
 en: 10-(troop) of Uddurum;
  blank space
reverse
1. szunigin 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sar 5(disz)! gin2 sig4#
 en: together: 6 1/2 sar 5 shekels of brick,
  calculation: ((690 + 900 + 3150 =) 4740)/720 = 6 35/60
2. us2-bi 1(gesz2) ninda
 en: the length involved: 60 ninda,
3. a2 3(gesz2)-ta#
 en: labor of 180 (bricks per workday),
4. geme2-bi 2(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) 3(disz) gin2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: the female laborers involved: 23 1/3 days 3 shekels,
  calculation: 4740/180 = 26 20/60 (text: 23 23/60)
5. sze 3(disz) sila3-ta ba#-hun
 en: hired at 3 sila3 barley each (workday),
6. sze-bi 1(barig) 1(ban2) 9(disz) sila3#
 en: the barley involved: 1 barig 1 ban2 9 sila3,
  calculation: (26 20/60) × 3 = 79
7. a2 sig4 ga6-ga2
 en: labor of brick transportation,
8. mu-kux(DU)
 en: delivery
9. e2-ki-ba-gar-ra
 en: for the replacement house of
10. en {d}inanna-gal
 en: of the priest of Inanna-gal;
11. ba-zi ugula
 en: Bazi is the foreman;
12. giri3 {d}iszkur-illat#
 en: via Adda-tillati,
13. u3 puzur4-{d}nin-kar#-ke3
 en: and Puzrum-Ninkarke,
14. sza3 gar-sza-an-na#{ki#}
 en: in Garšana;
15. iti# ezem-an#-na
 en: month: “Festival of An,”
16. mu# {d#}szu#-{d#}suen# lugal#-[e] na#-ru2-a-mah# {d#}en#-lil2# {d#}nin-lil2#-ra# mu#-ne#-[du3]
 en: year: “Šu-Suen, the king, erected great-stele for Enlil and Ninlil.”

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Delivery of bricks.#)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P322748

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 115.0 mm × 55.0 mm × 25.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation complete (Surface: 100%)

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 48-07-020
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 163088

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 337

    [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 09:52:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:24:34 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-11-18 at 22:51:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:53:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:43:02 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, 0337 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322748.
CUSAS 03, 0337 artifact entry (No. P322748). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322748
CUSAS 03, 0337 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322748 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0337 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322748},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322748},
}


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M1  - 2026/10/15/
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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 0337 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322748.
CUSAS 03, 0337 artifact entry (No. P322748). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322748
CUSAS 03, 0337 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322748 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0337 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322748},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322748},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P322748
LB  - CDLI:P322748
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0337 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P322748
ER  -
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