CUSAS 03, 0223 (P324344)

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 49-15-338

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Labor withdrawn fromPuzur-Akum.#)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

65.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 28.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
  (envelope partially opened)
1. 2(disz) gurusz sag#-[tag]
2. 1(disz) gurusz a2 [2/3(disz)-ta]
3. u4 1(disz) 1/2(disz)-[sze3]
4. gar-sza-an-[na{ki}-ta]
5. nibru{ki}-sze3 de6#-[a]
6. 2(disz) gurusz [sag-tag]
7. 1(disz) [gurusz a2 n-ta]
8. u4 [n-sze3]
9. nibru{ki}-[ta]
10. [...-sze3 de6-a]
reverse
1. 2(disz) gurusz sag-[tag]
2. 1(disz) gurusz a2 2/3(disz)-[ta]
3. u4 1(disz)-sze3
4. gar-sza-an-na{ki}-sze3? x
5. zi-ga [szu-kab-ta2]
6. ki puzur4-a-ku-um-[ta]
7. [ba-zi]
8. iti u5-bi2-gu7
9. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal [uri5{ki}]-ma-ke4 [...] mu [...]
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. szu-kab-ta2
2. szagina
3. ARAD2-da-ni-ir
4. in-na-ba

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Labor withdrawn fromPuzur-Akum.#)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 006097 (composite) (P458807) S006097 Garšana (mod. uncertain) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P324344

Physical information

partially opened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
partially opened envelope
Dimensions 65.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 28.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation complete (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 49-15-338
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 163024

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 223

    [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.

  • history: HSAO 9, p.145-174, p. 163, p. 167 10

    [Mayr2004-8AMVDIQL] Mayr, Rudolf H., and David I. Owen. 2004. “The Royal Gift Seal in the Ur III Period.” In Von Sumer Nach Ebla Und Zurück. Festschrift Giovanni Pettinato Zum 27. September 1999 Gewidmet von Freunden, Kollegen Und Schülern., 9:145–74. Heidelberger Studien Zum Alten Orient. Heidelberg.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-12-28 at 12:05:29 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata, Other metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:57:10 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:24:20 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-10-03 at 12:05:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-07-24 at 10:04:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-07-21 at 17:34:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:54:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:45:43 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, 0223 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P324344.
CUSAS 03, 0223 artifact entry (No. P324344). (2024, December 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324344 (Original work published 2006)
CUSAS 03, 0223 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324344 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324344},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 0223 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P324344.
CUSAS 03, 0223 artifact entry (No. P324344). (2024, December 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324344 (Original work published 2006)
CUSAS 03, 0223 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324344 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 28},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0223 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324344},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324344},
}


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