CUSAS 03, 1055 (P324388)

Legal 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 49-15-382

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Legal document with witnesses regarding a fowl that was eaten.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

52.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) ir7{muszen}
2. li-bur-i3?-du-ni
3. in-gu7-a
4. ka-ga-na ba-a-gi-in4
5. na-na geme2 kikken2
6. a-ta-li-ku sipa muszen-na
reverse
1. in-gi-ne2-esz
2. igi {d}iszkur-illat szabra
3. igi puzur4-{d}nin-kar-ke3 dub-sar
4. igi er3-ra-ba-ni szabra
5. igi si-mu kuruszda#
6. [iti] ezem-me-ki-gal2
7. [mu] {d}szu-[{d}suen] lugal uri5[{ki}-ma-ke4 ma]-da za-ab#-[sza-li{ki} mu-hul]
envelope
  (fragments)
seal 1
  illegible

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (Legal document with witnesses regarding a fowl that was eaten.)
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
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P324388

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 52.0 mm × 47.0 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 49-15-382
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 164024

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 1055

    [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
2020-10-23 at 05:36:38 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:26:04 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:54:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:45:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:51:25 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, 1055 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324388.
CUSAS 03, 1055 artifact entry (No. P324388). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324388
CUSAS 03, 1055 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324388 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 1055 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324388},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324388},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324388
LB  - CDLI:P324388
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 1055 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324388
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 1055 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324388.
CUSAS 03, 1055 artifact entry (No. P324388). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324388
CUSAS 03, 1055 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324388 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 1055 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324388},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324388},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324388
LB  - CDLI:P324388
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 1055 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324388
ER  -
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