CUSAS 03, 0221 (P324337)

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 49-15-331

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Two laborers, fullers, withdrawn from Puzur-Akum to help at the royal banquet.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

40.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) gurusz lu2 azlag2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. zi-ga kasz-de2-a lugal sza3 a2-<ki>-ti gub-ba
3. nu-ur2-{d}iszkur maszkim
reverse
1. zi-ga
2. giri3 szu-kab-ta
3. ki puzur4-a-ku-um-ta
4. ba-zi
5. iti u5-bi2-gu7
6. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-[ri-iq-ti]-id-ni-[im mu-du3]
envelope
  (fragments)
seal 1
column 1
1. szu-kab-ta2 a-zu
2. dumu na-ra-am-i3-li2
3. sukkal i3-du8
column 2
1. szu-esz18-dar
2. dub-sar
3. ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Two laborers, fullers, withdrawn from Puzur-Akum to help at the royal banquet.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

Note typo. concerning seal CUSAS 3, p. 121

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004203 (composite) (P456913) S004203 Garšana (mod. uncertain) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P324337

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 40.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 18.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation 50% (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 49-15-331
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 162966

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 221

    [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
2019-10-24 at 12:03:07 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:24:19 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-03-31 at 11:00:05 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 14:54:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:45:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:51:22 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, 0221 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324337.
CUSAS 03, 0221 artifact entry (No. P324337). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324337
CUSAS 03, 0221 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324337 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0221 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324337},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324337},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324337
LB  - CDLI:P324337
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0221 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324337
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 0221 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324337.
CUSAS 03, 0221 artifact entry (No. P324337). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324337
CUSAS 03, 0221 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324337 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0221 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324337},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324337},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324337
LB  - CDLI:P324337
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0221 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324337
ER  -
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