CUSAS 03, 0584 (P324338)

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 49-15-332

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (A garment withdrawn from Ashtakar.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

36.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) tug2 {d}al-la-tum gun3-a u3 zi-ta?
2. ki-la2-bi 9(disz) ma-[na] 1(u) 2(disz) gin2
3. 2(disz) gu-a-nu-ri
reverse
1. nu-ur2-{d}iszkur maszkim
2. zi-ga giri3 szu-kab-ta
3. ki asz-ta2-qar-ta
4. ba-zi
5. iti u5-bi2-gu7
6. mu us2-sa bad3 mar-tu mu us2-sa-bi
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Genre(s) Administrative (A garment withdrawn from Ashtakar.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

sealed; inscribed "Shu-Kabta the physician, son of Naram-ili the gatekeeper-porter; Shu-Eshtar, scribe, his servant."; Note typo. concerning seal CUSAS 3, p. 224

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/P324338

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 36.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 19.0 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 49-15-332
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 163840

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 584

    [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 12:03:17 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-03-31 at 11:04:06 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard 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, 0584 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324338.
CUSAS 03, 0584 artifact entry (No. P324338). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324338
CUSAS 03, 0584 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324338 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0584 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324338},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324338},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324338
LB  - CDLI:P324338
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0584 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324338
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 0584 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324338.
CUSAS 03, 0584 artifact entry (No. P324338). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324338
CUSAS 03, 0584 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324338 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0584 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324338},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324338},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324338
LB  - CDLI:P324338
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0584 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324338
ER  -
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