CUSAS 03, 0591 (P324332)

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 49-15-326

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Shu-Adad received garments from Puzur-Akum.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

62.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) tug2 a2-hu-um gesztu szar3
2. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 tab-ba ap-pi-za szar3
3. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 gesztu us2
4. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 tur me-{d}isztaran
5. 1(disz) tug2 bar-dul5-AB szu-kab-ta2
6. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2? szu-kab-ta2
7. 1(disz) tug2 sza3-ga-du3 nig2-lam2? szu-kab#-[ta2]
8. 2(disz) tug2 sagszu ta2-ki-ru-um me-{d}isztaran-ta#?
9. [n tug2 bar]-dul5 [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [n] tug2 sza3-ga-du3 [...]
  blank space
2'. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz)
3'. tug2-sa-gi4-[am3]
4'. ki puzur4-a-ku-um-[ta]
5'. szu-{d}iszkur szu ba-an-ti
6'. sza3 tum-ma-al{ki}
7'. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
8'. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 na-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne?-du3
envelope
  (fragments)
seal 1
1. szu-{d}iszkur
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Shu-Adad received garments from Puzur-Akum.)
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 004200 (composite) (P456910) S004200 Garšana (mod. uncertain) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P324332

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 62.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 23.0 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 49-15-326
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 163845

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 591

    [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 14:25:02 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-06-29 at 14:06:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:54:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:45:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:51:21 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, 0591 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324332.
CUSAS 03, 0591 artifact entry (No. P324332). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324332
CUSAS 03, 0591 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324332 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0591 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324332},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324332},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324332
LB  - CDLI:P324332
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0591 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324332
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 0591 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324332.
CUSAS 03, 0591 artifact entry (No. P324332). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324332
CUSAS 03, 0591 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324332 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0591 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324332},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324332},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324332
LB  - CDLI:P324332
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0591 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324332
ER  -
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