CUSAS 03, 0385 (P323799)

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 49-12-044

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Withdrawal of bread from Adad-illat.#)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

44.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [n] sila3 ninda
2. [n sila3] dabin
3. [n] sila3 sze
4. 1(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 nig2-ar3-ra saga
5. sza3-gal szitim-e-ne
6. 5(disz) sila3 ninda ugula lu2 hun-ga2-e-ne ib2-gu7
7. 3(disz) sila3 lu2 kin-gi4-a szu-kab-ta
8. 1(disz) sila3 dabin 1/2(disz) sila3 esza dub-dub-de3
9. bad3#?-us2# e2-a du3-de3
reverse
1. giri3#-puzur4-{d}nin-kar-ke3 dub-sar
2. ki {d}ma-lik-ba-ni-ta ba-zi
3. sza3 gar-sza-an-na{ki}
4. iti ki-siki {d}nin-a-zu
5. 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. [u4 n?] 7(disz)-kam

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Withdrawal of bread from Adad-illat.#)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P323799

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 44.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 19.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation complete (Surface: 100%)
lines 6-8 were written after the tablet had almost dried out; two earlier lines in this space had been erased

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 49-12-044
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 163207

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 385

    [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
2016-07-28 at 14:24:38 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:53:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:44:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:50:46 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, 0385 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323799.
CUSAS 03, 0385 artifact entry (No. P323799). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323799
CUSAS 03, 0385 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323799 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323799},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 0385 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323799.
CUSAS 03, 0385 artifact entry (No. P323799). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323799
CUSAS 03, 0385 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323799 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0385 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323799},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323799},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323799
LB  - CDLI:P323799
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0385 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323799
ER  -
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