CUSAS 03, 0556 (P322923)

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 48-09-011

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Labor.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

62.0 mm × 53.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...] x-x [...]
2. [...] AN-[...]
3. 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz hun-ga2 1(disz) sila3 kasz ninda 2/3(disz) sila3 tu7?-ta
4. 3(u) geme2 hun-ga2 2/3(disz) sila3 kasz ninda# 1/3(disz) sila3 tu7?-[ta]
5. 3(disz) gurusz ugula lu2 hun-ga2 2(disz) sila3 kasz# ninda# 1/2(disz) sila3 tu7?-ta#
6. 3(disz) gurusz dub-sar 2(disz) sila3 kasz ninda 1/2(disz) sila3 tu7?-ta
7. 2(disz) gurusz dub-sar 1(disz) sila3 kasz ninda 1/3(disz) sila3 tu7?-ta
reverse
1. 1(disz) gurusz simug 1(disz) [sila3] kasz# ninda 1/3(disz) sila3# tu7?
  ta erased at end
2. 1(disz) gurusz SIG7? 1(disz) sila3 kasz ninda 1/3(disz) sila3 tu7?
  ta erased at end
3. 1(disz) geme2 x-nesag? 2/3(disz) sila3 kasz ninda 1/3(disz)? sila3 tu7?
  ta erased at end; original had 1/6(disz) sila3 tu7
4. 5(disz) gurusz ug3-IL2 2/3(disz) sila3 kasz ninda 1/3(disz) sila3 tu7?-ta
  1 line blank
5. [...]-bi
6. [...] x [...]
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Labor.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P322923

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 62.0 mm × 53.0 mm × 22.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
Lower half of a tablet

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 48-09-011
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 163044

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 556

    [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 14:53:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:43:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:50:30 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, 0556 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322923.
CUSAS 03, 0556 artifact entry (No. P322923). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322923
CUSAS 03, 0556 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322923 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0556 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322923},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322923},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P322923
LB  - CDLI:P322923
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0556 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P322923
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 0556 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322923.
CUSAS 03, 0556 artifact entry (No. P322923). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322923
CUSAS 03, 0556 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322923 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0556 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322923},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322923},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P322923
LB  - CDLI:P322923
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0556 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P322923
ER  -
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