CUSAS 03, 1379 (P323348)

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 49-04-005

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (gaba-ri A variety of goods, including lumber, reed objects, and cereals; probably withdrawn.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

52.0 mm × 56.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) {gesz}e2-da asalx(|A.TU.NIR|)#
2. 3(u) 8(disz) {gesz}e2-da szinig#
  1 line blank
3. 7(gesz2) 1(u)
4. gesz# kesz2-ra2#
5. 5(u) 5(disz) {gi}dur dagal a-ra2 3(disz) tab-ba gid2 5(disz) ninda-ta
6. 2(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 3(u) {gi}dur gazi a-ra2 2(disz) tab-ba gid2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda-ta
7. gesz-ur3 kesz2-da!
reverse
1. [n] {gesz}u2-bil2-la2
2. [sze-er]-ha-num2-sze3
3. [n] 4(disz) sa gi NE
4. [n] 1(u) sa a-|ZI&ZI|
5. [gi]-gur5-sze3
6. [n] dida du
7. [n] dabin
8. [n] esza
9. zi3#-dub-dub-sze3
10. 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 [...] ninda
11. x-x-[...]
12. [...]
  rest broken
left
1. [gaba]-ri

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (gaba-ri A variety of goods, including lumber, reed objects, and cereals; probably withdrawn.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P323348

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 52.0 mm × 56.0 mm × 22.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation 50%
Fragment consisting of about 1/3 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 49-04-005
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 163955

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 1379

    [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 14:53:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:43:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:50:35 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, 1379 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323348.
CUSAS 03, 1379 artifact entry (No. P323348). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323348
CUSAS 03, 1379 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323348 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 1379 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323348},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323348},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323348
LB  - CDLI:P323348
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 1379 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323348
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 1379 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323348.
CUSAS 03, 1379 artifact entry (No. P323348). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323348
CUSAS 03, 1379 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323348 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 1379 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323348},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323348},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323348
LB  - CDLI:P323348
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 1379 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323348
ER  -
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