CUSAS 03, 0038 (P322927)

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 48-09-015

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Inspection, withdrawal and allocation of labor.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

115.0 mm × 85.0 mm × 24.0 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) 6(disz) gurusz ugula be-li2-i3-li2
5. 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz ugula i-ri-ib
6. ARAD2 e2-A-me-esz2
7. 4(disz) gurusz lu2-du6-lugal-pa-e3{ki}
8. 1(u) gurusz 2(u) 4(disz) geme2 ugula ba-zi
9. 1(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz 2(u) 3(disz) geme2 ugula me-e2-a
10. 3(disz) gurusz 6(disz) geme2 ugula za-la-a
11. 2(disz) gurusz ugula szal2-mah
12. 3(disz) gurusz ugula szu-{d}dumu-zi
13. lu2 hun-ga2-me-esz2
  blank space
14. szunigin 1(u) gurusz szitim
15. szunigin 4(u) 7(disz)! gurusz
16. szunigin 5(u) 3(disz) geme2
17. sza3-bi-ta
18. 1(disz) gurusz szitim um-mi#-[a]
column 2
1. 8(disz) [gurusz]
2. 1(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz#-[...]
3. 6(disz) geme2 im [ga6-ga2-de3 gub-ba]
4. 4(disz) geme2 du-u2-[um ke4]-de3 gub-ba
5. 4(u) geme2# im ga6-ga2-de3 gub-ba
6. 4(disz) gurusz im# a ga2-ri-na-ke4-NE gub-ba
7. 4(disz) gurusz im i3-li-de9 gub-ba
8. e2-usz-bar-sze3#
9. 1(u) gurusz
10. im a ga2-ri-[na] lu-de3 [gub-ba]
11. 3(disz) gurusz#
12. 3(disz) geme2#
13. gi-sal-[la] ke4-de3# gul#-[de3 gub-ba]
14. [...]
reverse
column 1
1. 2(disz) gurusz sig4 en-nu#-ke4-de3 [gub-ba]
2. [n] gurusz ga2-nun-[na] tusz-[a]
3. [n gurusz] ugula ARAD2 e2-A
4. [1(disz)] e2-i3-gara2
5. 1(disz) hi-lu-a
6. 1(disz) a2-ag2 ki szu-esz18-dar-[sze3] de6-a
7. 1(disz) a-li2-ah#
8. sze e3-de3 [gir2-su{ki}]-sze3 du-[a]
9. 1(disz) szesz-kal-la
10. 1(disz) lu-ga-tum
11. ku6 sim sa10-sa10-de3 gu2-ab-ba{ki}-sze3 de6-a
12. 1(disz) ta-tu3-ri tu-ra
13. 1(disz) ar-ri-ug tu-ra
14. ugula i-ri-ib
15. 1(disz) sza-lim-be-li2
16. ku6 sim sa10-sa10-de3 gu2-ab-ba{ki}-sze3# [de6-a]
column 2
1. ugula [be-li2-i3]-li2
2. 1(disz) szu?-[...]
3. [...]
  blank space
4. [szunigin] 1(u) gurusz szitim
5. [szunigin] 4(u) 7(disz)! gurusz
6. [szunigin] 5(u) 3(disz) geme2
7. zi-ga-am3
8. gurum2 ak
9. giri3 {d}iszkur-illat
10. u3 puzur4-{d}nin-kar-ke3 dub-sar
11. [sza3] gar-sza-an-na{ki}
12. [iti] a2-ki-ti
13. [mu] {d}szu-{d}suen lugal# uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 [na-ru2-a]-mah# {d}en-lil2 [{d}nin-lil2-ra] mu-ne-du3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Inspection, withdrawal and allocation of labor.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P322927

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 115.0 mm × 85.0 mm × 24.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation 50%
Fragment consisting of the lower part of a tablet; perhaps 60% preserved

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 48-09-015
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 162746

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 38

    [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
2017-09-21 at 08:35:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
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 14:53:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:43:15 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, 0038 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322927.
CUSAS 03, 0038 artifact entry (No. P322927). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322927
CUSAS 03, 0038 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322927 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322927},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322927},
}


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DA  - 2006/4/6/
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LB  - CDLI:P322927
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0038 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 0038 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322927.
CUSAS 03, 0038 artifact entry (No. P322927). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322927
CUSAS 03, 0038 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322927 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322927},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322927},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P322927
LB  - CDLI:P322927
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0038 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P322927
ER  -
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