CUSAS 03, 0140 (P322767)

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 48-07-039

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

138.0 mm × 56.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) gurusz szitim lu2 nig2-{d}ba-ba6
2. 2(disz) gurusz szitim lu2 di3-ma-at kal2-bu-[um{ki}]
3. 2(disz) gurusz szitim lu2 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
4. 3(disz) gurusz szitim
5. 1(u) 6(disz) gurusz gub-ba
6. 2(disz) gurusz sig4 en-nu ak
7. 1(disz) e-pe-esz-na-am-tu-ra
8. ugula be-li2-i3-li2
9. ARAD2 e2-A-me-[esz2]
10. 1(disz) gurusz szitim 1(gesz2) 3(u) gurusz 6(disz) geme2 [ugula ...]
11. 5(u) 3(disz) gurusz 4(u) la2 1(disz) geme2 ugula# [...]
12. [3(u) 7(disz) gurusz] 1(u) 8(disz) geme2 ugula za-la-[a]
13. [1(disz) gurusz] szitim ugula ib-ni-dingir
14. 1(disz) gurusz szitim ugula szal2-mah
15. 3(disz) gurusz 1(u) 7(disz) geme2 ugula ba-ba-ti
16. 1(disz) gurusz 1(u) 4(disz) geme2 ugula sza-at-[er3-ra]
17. 6(disz) gurusz 4(disz) geme2 ugula li-la-[a]
18. 2(disz) gurusz 1(u) 5(disz) geme2 la-te-ni-isz#
19. lu2 hun-ga2-me-esz2
  blank space
20. szunigin 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz szitim
21. szunigin 3(gesz2) 3(u) gurusz
22. szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(u) 3(disz) geme2
23. sza3-bi-ta
24. 1(disz) gurusz um-mi-a
25. [n] gurusz szitim 2(u) 7(disz) gurusz 1(u) la2 1(disz) geme2 szu dim2-ma
reverse
1. 4(u) 4(disz) geme2 im# ga6#-ga2
2. iz-zi im-sumur ak
3. 2(disz) gurusz szitim 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz szu dim2
4. 1(u) 1(disz) geme2 im ga6-ga2
5. gesz-ur3 kesz2-ra2
6. 1(disz) gurusz szitim 8(disz) gurusz szu dim2
7. 1(disz) geme2 du-u2-um ak
8. 1(disz) geme2 im gid2
9. 2(u) geme2 im ga6-ga2
10. al-tar gub-ba
11. 1(u) geme2 sig4-da iz-zi ga2-ga2
12. 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz 1(u) 1(disz) geme2 im ga6-ga2
13. e2-bappir e2-muhaldim u3 [e2]-kikken2
14. [n] gurusz# ur3 e2-kiszib3-ba [sumun] zi-li2-de3# [gub-ba]
15. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 3(disz) [gurusz] im lu-[a]
16. 6(disz) gurusz 6(disz) geme2 sig4 al-urx(BAHAR2)?#-ra# [gub-ba]
17. 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz ka-sahar-ra{ki}-sze3 [gi tum3]-de3 gen#-[na]
18. 1(disz) gurusz gir esir2 u3-ru#-[de3]
19. 2(disz) gurusz sig4 en-un [ak]
20. 1(disz) gurusz tu-[ra]
21. szunigin 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz szitim
22. szunigin 3(gesz2) 3(u) gurusz
23. szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(u) 3(disz) geme2
24. zi-ga-am3 gurum2 ak
25. giri3 puzur4-{d}nin-kar-ke3
26. u3 {d}iszkur-illat
27. [iti] a2-ki-[ti]
28. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} mu-hul
left
1. u4 [n-kam]

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/P322767

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 138.0 mm × 56.0 mm × 26.0 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 48-07-039
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 162843

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 140

    [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 09:52:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-02-07 at 20:25:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:24:05 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:53:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:43:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:41:07 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:50:25 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, 0140 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322767.
CUSAS 03, 0140 artifact entry (No. P322767). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322767
CUSAS 03, 0140 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322767 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0140 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322767},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322767},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P322767
LB  - CDLI:P322767
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0140 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P322767
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 0140 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322767.
CUSAS 03, 0140 artifact entry (No. P322767). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322767
CUSAS 03, 0140 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322767 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0140 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322767},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322767},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P322767
LB  - CDLI:P322767
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0140 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P322767
ER  -
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