CUSAS 03, 1048 (P324204)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 49-15-198

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Legal tablet involving witnesses and an oath; Malik-bani received plow teams, and ....#)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

71.0 mm × 64.0 mm × 31.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(bur3) GAN2 [...]
2. apin-la2#-[sze3]
3. {d}ma-lik-ba-ni
4. i3-dab5
5. gu2-ba kin bi2-na
6. egir-ra-ka
7. in-su3-ub
8. a-sza3-bi nu-ub-ta-gi4-gi4-da-sze3
reverse
1. mu lugal-bi in#-pa3#
2. igi la-gi-ip aga3-us2#-sze3
3. 1(disz) puzur4-a-ku-um lu2 azlag2
4. 1(disz) be-li2-i3-li2 ugula ma2 gid2
5. 1(disz) szu-{d}dumu-zi
  blank space
  seal impression
6. iti ki-siki {d}nin-a-zu
7. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} mu-hul
seal 1
1. {d}ma-lik-ba-ni
2. ARAD2 na-ra-am-i3-li2

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Legal tablet involving witnesses and an oath; Malik-bani received plow teams, and ....#)
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 005595 (composite) (P458305) S005595 Garšana (mod. uncertain) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P324204

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened envelope
Dimensions 71.0 mm × 64.0 mm × 31.0 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 49-15-198
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 164023

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 1048

    [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 14:26:03 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI 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 14:54:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:45:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:51:10 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, 1048 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324204.
CUSAS 03, 1048 artifact entry (No. P324204). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324204
CUSAS 03, 1048 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324204 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 1048 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324204},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324204},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324204
LB  - CDLI:P324204
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 1048 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324204
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 1048 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324204.
CUSAS 03, 1048 artifact entry (No. P324204). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324204
CUSAS 03, 1048 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324204 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 1048 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324204},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324204},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324204
LB  - CDLI:P324204
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 1048 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324204
ER  -
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