CUSAS 03, 0970 (P323718)

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 49-11-032

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (gaba-ri Various goods from Adad-illat, withdrawn (copy). Taken to Cornell for conservation, 8-9-2000.#)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

118.0 mm × 64.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) udu niga gu4-e-us2#-[sa]
2. 1(ban2) zi3 sig15#
3. 3(disz) sila3 zi3-[x]
4. 2(disz) sila3 esza#
5. {d}inanna zabala4[{ki}]
6. e2-a-szar dub-sar maszkim#
7. 1(disz) udu niga gu4-e-us2-[sa]
8. {d}nin-{d}su4-an-na-sza3-[e2]-gal#
9. iti u4 6(disz) ba-zal
10. 1(disz) szah2-ze2-da ga
11. ki-a-nag-da-da-sze3
12. an-ta-lu2 agrig maszkim
13. [n] sze
14. [n] sila3# i3-gesz
15. [x-x]-x {gesz}sag3-ga pad diri gir2-su{ki} 2(disz)-a-ba-x
reverse
1. nig2-{d}ba#-[ba6{ki}-sze3?]
2. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3# [...]
3. 8(disz) 1/2(disz) [sila3 ...]
4. al-[...]
5. ma-x-[...] maszkim#
  blank space
6. zi-ga [szu-kab]-ta2
7. ki {d}iszkur-illat-ta ba-zi
8. sza3 gar-sza-an-na{ki}
9. iti ezem-{d}nin-a-zu
10. mu [{d}]szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4? na#-[ru2-a]-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-[lil2-ra] mu-ne-[du3]
left
1. gaba-ri

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (gaba-ri Various goods from Adad-illat, withdrawn (copy). Taken to Cornell for conservation, 8-9-2000.#)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P323718

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 118.0 mm × 64.0 mm × 22.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation 75% (Surface: 80%)

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 49-11-032
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 164090

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 970

    [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 14:53:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:43:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:50:40 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, 0970 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323718.
CUSAS 03, 0970 artifact entry (No. P323718). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323718
CUSAS 03, 0970 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323718 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0970 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323718},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323718},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323718
LB  - CDLI:P323718
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0970 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323718
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 0970 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323718.
CUSAS 03, 0970 artifact entry (No. P323718). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323718
CUSAS 03, 0970 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323718 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0970 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323718},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323718},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323718
LB  - CDLI:P323718
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0970 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323718
ER  -
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