CUSAS 03, 0021 (P323245)

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 49-02-022 + CUNES 49-02-099

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Allocation of labor.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

57.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
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. [n] gurusz# ugula i-[re]-eb
5. [n] gurusz# ugula be-li2-i3-li2
6. [ARAD2] e2-A-me-esz2
7. [n] gurusz ugula dingir-dan
8. [n] gurusz# [n] geme2 ugula ba-zi
9. [n] gurusz# 1(u) 6(disz) geme2 ugula me-e2-a
10. [n] gurusz# ugula za-la-[a]
11. [n] gurusz# ugula hal-li2-[a]
12. [n] gurusz# 1(disz) geme2 ugula szal2-mah#
13. [ARAD2 e2]-A-me-[esz2]
  blank space
14. szunigin 1(u) [gurusz szitim]
15. szunigin# 1(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz) [gurusz]
16. [szunigin] 3(u) la2 1(disz) geme2
17. sza3-bi-ta
18. 1(disz) gurusz szitim iz-zi bad3 da6-da6-de3 gub-ba
19. 5(disz) gurusz szitim sig4 bad3 tab-be2-de3 gub-ba
20. [n] gurusz# im gid2-me
21. [n gurusz] sig4 szu dim2-ma szum2-mu-de3 gub-ba
22. [n gurusz im a] ga2-ri-na [zal-le]-de9 gub-[ba]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-x-[...]-de3 gub#-[ba]
2'. 3(disz) gurusz szitim 3(disz) gurusz 3(disz) geme2
3'. 2(disz) gurusz sza3 e2-gal-la ke4-de3 gub-ba
4'. 2(disz) gurusz lu2 kin#-gi4-a szu-kab-ta sze karkar{ki}-ta nibru{ki}-sze3 ba-an-tum3!(NIM)
5'. 1(disz) gurusz a2-ag2 ki szu-kab-ta-sze3 de6-a
6'. 1(disz) gurusz tu-ra ugula be-li2-i3-li2
7'. [n] gurusz# nig2-gur11 a x-x im lu-a sig4-ansze-sze3 du
  blank space
8'. [szunigin 1(u)] gurusz#-[szitim]
9'. [szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz)] gurusz#
10'. [szunigin 3(u) la2 1(disz)] geme2
11'. [zi-ga]-am3
12'. [gurum2 ak] bad3 gub-ba
13'. [giri3 {d}iszkur]-illat# szabra
14'. [u3 puzur4-{d}]nin#-kar-ke3 dub-sar
15'. [sza3 gar-sza-an]-na{ki}
16'. [iti ezem-{d}]nin#-a-[zu]
17'. [mu {d}szu-{d}suen ... {d}en-lil2 {d}]nin-lil2-x mu-ne-x
left
1. [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Allocation of labor.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P323245

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 57.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 22.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
A small fragment from right side of the 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 49-02-022 + CUNES 49-02-099
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 162729

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 21

    [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 09:52:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:23:28 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:53:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:43:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:50:33 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, 0021 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323245.
CUSAS 03, 0021 artifact entry (No. P323245). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323245
CUSAS 03, 0021 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323245 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323245},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323245},
}


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DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
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LB  - CDLI:P323245
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0021 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 0021 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323245.
CUSAS 03, 0021 artifact entry (No. P323245). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323245
CUSAS 03, 0021 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323245 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323245},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323245},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323245
LB  - CDLI:P323245
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0021 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323245
ER  -
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