CUSAS 03, 0559 (P323432)

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 49-08-007

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (List of workers from various places, including Karkar.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

110.0 mm × 72.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. ($ blank space $) ba-ah-zi-ge
2. 1(disz)# pu-szu-ki-in
3. ($ blank space $) a2-bi2-la-num2
4. 1(disz) i-din-a-bu-um
5. ugula#-1(gesz2) x-qa?-szu-bu-um
6. [...]-x-HI
7. [...] x-x-um
8. [...]-a-ku?-la2
9. [... szu]-{d#}nin-szubur
10. ugula#-1(gesz2) x-x-i3-li2
11. ($ blank space $) x-bi2-tum
12. ugula#-1(gesz2) szu#-la-num2
13. 1(disz) [e]-ri#-ib-bu#-um#
14. 1(disz)#? tu#-ra-am-i3-li2
15. 1(disz)# szu-a-ku
16. ugula#-[1(gesz2)] i-ba-a-a
17. 1(disz)# [x]-a-ri2-ik
18. 1(disz) [a2]-bi2-li2-a
19. [...] a#-hu-ba-qar
20. [...] sza-bar-zi-na-lum
21. [...] x-da#-sa6-sa6
22. [... tu]-ra#-am#-i3-li2
23. [...]
column 2
1. 1(disz) sza3?-x
2. ugula-1(gesz2) NI-x-x
3. 1(disz) NI-x
4. ugula-1(gesz2) ARAD2-dam
5. lu2-karkar{ki}-me
  blank space
6. wa#-qar-dan
7. ugula-1(gesz2) bi2-li2-a
8. ninda-ta? nu-tuku
  blank space
reverse
  broken
  potentially blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (List of workers from various places, including Karkar.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P323432

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 110.0 mm × 72.0 mm × 24.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation complete (Surface: 100%)

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 49-08-007
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 162921

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 559

    [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
2017-02-28 at 17:16:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:53:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:43:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:50:36 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, 0559 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323432.
CUSAS 03, 0559 artifact entry (No. P323432). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323432
CUSAS 03, 0559 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323432 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0559 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323432},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323432},
}


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DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323432
LB  - CDLI:P323432
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0559 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 0559 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323432.
CUSAS 03, 0559 artifact entry (No. P323432). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323432
CUSAS 03, 0559 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323432 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0559 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323432},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323432},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323432
LB  - CDLI:P323432
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0559 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323432
ER  -
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