CUSAS 03, 0224 (P324340)

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 49-15-334

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (A laborer (a fuller) withdrawn from Puzur-Akum as a laborer for four days.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

36.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) gurusz lu2 azlag2
2. nibru{ki}-ta
3. gar-sza-an-na{ki}-sze3
4. tug2 de6-a
5. kaskal szunigin-na-bi
6. u4 4(disz)-am3
reverse
1. ki puzur4-a-kum-ta ba-zi
2. iti ezem-an-na
3. 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
obverse
1. [1(disz)] gurusz lu2 azlag2
2. nibru#{ki}-ta
3. [gar]-sza-an-na-sze3 tug2 de6-a
4. kaskal szunigin-na-bi
5. u4 4(disz)-am3
6. [ki] puzur4#-a-kum!-ta
reverse
1. ba#-zi
2. [iti] ezem#-an-na
  blank space
  seal impression
3. [mu us2-sa {d}]szu#-{d}suen [lugal uri5{ki}]-ma-ke4 [bad3 mar-tu mu]-ri-iq-[ti-id-ni-im mu-du3]
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Genre(s) Administrative (A laborer (a fuller) withdrawn from Puzur-Akum as a laborer for four days.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

Note typo. concerning seal CUSAS 3, p. 122

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

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P324340

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 36.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation complete (Surface: 100%)

Provenance

Provenience Garšana (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Museum Number CUNES 49-15-334
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 163017

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 224

    [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 12:03:39 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2017-11-13 at 01:53:43 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:24:22 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-03-31 at 11:00:31 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2013-06-07 at 12:25:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:54:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:45:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:51:22 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 03, 0224 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324340.
CUSAS 03, 0224 artifact entry (No. P324340). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324340
CUSAS 03, 0224 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324340 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0224 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324340},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324340},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324340
LB  - CDLI:P324340
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0224 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324340
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 03, 0224 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324340.
CUSAS 03, 0224 artifact entry (No. P324340). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324340
CUSAS 03, 0224 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324340 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0224 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324340},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324340},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324340
LB  - CDLI:P324340
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0224 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324340
ER  -
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