CUSAS 03, 0968 (P323829)

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 49-13-009

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Leather goods and labor.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

87.0 mm × 56.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...]
2. 8(disz) kusz udu# [niga?]
3. 3(disz) kusz szah2-ze2-da ga#
4. 2(disz) {kusz}a2?-la2
5. 1(disz) {kusz}sza3-ga-du3 e-ri2-na
6. 1(gesz2) 1(disz) {kusz}du10-gan UD? x lu2
7. 1(u) 9(disz) {kusz}ka-{gesz}mud
8. 5(disz) 1/2(disz) NIG2 {kusz}pa5 udu niga u2-tul2
9. {gesz}gu-za uri5#[{ki}-ma]
10. 1(u) NIG2 [...]
11. [...]
  rest broken
reverse
1. [...]
2. 1(disz) {kusz}e-sir2 x-[(x)]
3. 2(disz) {kusz}e-[sir2] tur du
4. 2(disz) {kusz}masz#-li2-um udu niga
5. 1(disz) [kusz x?]-ki-a-la2
6. 1(disz) kusz udu niga ma-ad-li-um NIG2 2(disz)-sze3 ba-a-gar
7. 3(disz) gurusz u4 9(disz) 1/2(disz)-sze3
8. gaba sag3-de3 gub-ba
9. 3(disz) gurusz u4 2(disz)-sze3
10. e2 szu-szum2-ma gub-ba
11. ki a-na-ah-i3-li2-[ta]
12. [{d}iszkur-illat]
13. [szu ba-an-ti]
  rest broken
seal 1
1. szu-{d}kab2-ta a-zu
2. dumu na-ra-am-i3-li2
3. {d}iszkur-illat
4. dub-sar
5. dumu a-bi2-a ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Leather goods and labor.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004199 (composite) (P456909) S004199 Garšana (mod. uncertain) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P323829

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 87.0 mm × 56.0 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 49-13-009
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 163618

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 968

    [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
2019-10-25 at 11:31:13 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-10-20 at 06:57:53 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-06-07 at 12:25:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:53:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:44:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:50:48 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, 0968 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323829.
CUSAS 03, 0968 artifact entry (No. P323829). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323829
CUSAS 03, 0968 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323829 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0968 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323829},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323829},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323829
LB  - CDLI:P323829
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0968 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323829
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 0968 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323829.
CUSAS 03, 0968 artifact entry (No. P323829). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323829
CUSAS 03, 0968 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323829 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0968 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323829},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323829},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323829
LB  - CDLI:P323829
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0968 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323829
ER  -
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