CUSAS 03, 0185 (P322816)

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 48-08-005

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

98.0 mm × 56.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [n gurusz] ugula# a-bi2-[a-ti nu-banda3-gu4]
2. [n] gurusz# ugula puzur4-a-bi# [nu]-banda3-gu4
3. [n] gurusz# ugula i-me-er3-[ra] nu-[banda3-gu4]
4. sza3-gu4-[me-esz2]
5. ba-ba-ni [szabra]
6. 3(disz)! [gurusz szitim]
7. ARAD2 e2-A-[me-esz2]
8. 3(disz) gurusz szitim lu2 [e2-{d}szu-{d}suen{ki}]
  blank space
9. szunigin 6(disz) [gurusz szitim]
10. szunigin 6(disz) [gurusz]
11. sza3-bi-[ta]
reverse
1. 5(disz) [...]
2. iz-zi sza3# ... [gub-ba]
3. 1(disz) [...]
4. sig4 ma-szub-ba gub-[ba]
5. 6(disz) gurusz gub-ba
6. sze u3-dag#-[ga]{ki}-ta
7. gar-sza-an#-[na]{ki}-sze3
8. ma2 gid2-da
  blank space
9. szunigin 6(disz) gurusz szitim
10. szunigin 6(disz) gurusz
11. zi-ga-am3
12. [gurum2] ak
13. giri3# {d}iszkur-illat szabra
14. [sza3 gar]-sza-an-na{ki}
15. [iti masz]-da3#-gu7
16. [mu {d}]szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-[ma-ke4 ma2]-gur8#-mah {d}en-lil2 [{d}nin-lil2]-ra# mu-ne#-[dim2]
left
1. u4 1(u)-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/P322816

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 98.0 mm × 56.0 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 48-08-005
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 162880

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 185

    [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 09:52:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:24:15 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:53:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:43:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:50:26 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, 0185 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322816.
CUSAS 03, 0185 artifact entry (No. P322816). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322816
CUSAS 03, 0185 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322816 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0185 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322816},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322816},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P322816
LB  - CDLI:P322816
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0185 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P322816
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 0185 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322816.
CUSAS 03, 0185 artifact entry (No. P322816). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322816
CUSAS 03, 0185 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322816 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0185 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322816},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322816},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P322816
LB  - CDLI:P322816
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0185 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P322816
ER  -
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