CUSAS 03, 0506 (P323726)

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 49-11-040

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (gaba-ri Withdrawal of foodstuffs from Adad-illat at Nippur (copy).)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

93.0 mm × 57.0 mm × 27.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [n] n dabin# [...]
2. iti# u4 [n ba]-zal#
3. [n] udu niga gu4-e-us2-sa#
4. iti u4 1(u) 7(disz) ba-zal#
5. 2(ban2) zi3 sig15#
6. 3(disz) sila3 dabin 2(disz) sila3 esza#
7. 1(disz) kasz dida du 2(disz) [...]
8. 1(u) sa gi [NE]
9. sza3 kisal-la2-{d}inanna zabala4#[{ki}]
10. 2(disz) sila3 dabin 1(disz) sila3 esza#
11. {d}alim-[...]
12. 2(disz)# sila3 dabin 1(disz) sila3 esza#
13. ik#-s,ur#-e2#-[a]
14. 2(disz)# sila3 dabin 1(disz) sila3 esza#
15. balag#-x-[x]
reverse
1. 1(ban2)# 1(disz)# sila3# zu2-lum
2. esza x-x
3. 1(ban2) x
4. geme2-tur ba-na-ha-la
5. suhusz-ki-in sagi# maszkim
6. sza3 zabala4{ki}
7. 4(ban2) 2/3(disz) sila3 [...]
8. [aga3]-us2 e2-gal-la gub-ba
9. [ib2]-gu7
10. sa2#-du11# ra-ba-tum nibru{ki}-ta
11. gar-sza-an-na{ki}-sze3 in#-gid2# sa-a
12. an-ta-lu2 agrig maszkim#
13. [...]-x-zu-sa#?-sze3 [...]
14. zi#-ga me-[{d}]isztaran#
15. [ki {d}iszkur]-illat-ta ba-zi
16. [iti ses]-da#-gu7
17. [mu {d}szu-{d}]suen lugal# [uri5{ki}-ma]-ke4# e2 {d}szara2 umma[{ki} mu-du3]
left
1. [u4 n]-kam gaba-ri

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (gaba-ri Withdrawal of foodstuffs from Adad-illat at Nippur (copy).)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P323726

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 93.0 mm × 57.0 mm × 27.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation 75% (Surface: 100%)
The tablet is chipped and somewhat crushed, and quite dirty. Conservation will help.)#

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 49-11-040
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 163367

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 506

    [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
2015-03-28 at 10:40:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:53:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:43:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:50:41 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, 0506 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323726.
CUSAS 03, 0506 artifact entry (No. P323726). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323726
CUSAS 03, 0506 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323726 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0506 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323726},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323726},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323726
LB  - CDLI:P323726
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0506 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323726
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 0506 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323726.
CUSAS 03, 0506 artifact entry (No. P323726). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323726
CUSAS 03, 0506 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323726 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0506 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323726},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323726},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323726
LB  - CDLI:P323726
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0506 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323726
ER  -
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