CUSAS 03, 0490 (P324445)

Administrative tablet 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 49-15-439

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (gaba-ri Bread served to hired workers, withdrawn from Adad-illat (copy).#)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

56.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(barig) ninda dabin u3 zi3 sza3-DU ib2-ta-du10
2. 1(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ninda gur4-ra zi3 sig15
3. 1(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra saga {uruda}szen-sze3
4. lu2 hun-ga2 iri{ki} didli ke4-ne ib2-gu7
5. e2-a-szar dub-sar maszkim#
reverse
1. zi#-ga szu-kab-ta2
2. [ki] {d}iszkur-illat-ta
3. ba#-zi
4. iti# ezem-{d}nin-a-zu
5. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 ma2-gur8-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-dim2
left
1. gaba-ri

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (gaba-ri Bread served to hired workers, withdrawn from Adad-illat (copy).#)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P324445

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 56.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 22.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation complete (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 49-15-439
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 163360

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 490

    [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
2011-07-22 at 14:54:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:46:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:51:31 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, 0490 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324445.
CUSAS 03, 0490 artifact entry (No. P324445). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324445
CUSAS 03, 0490 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324445 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0490 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324445},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324445},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324445
LB  - CDLI:P324445
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0490 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324445
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 0490 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324445.
CUSAS 03, 0490 artifact entry (No. P324445). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324445
CUSAS 03, 0490 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324445 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0490 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324445},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324445},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324445
LB  - CDLI:P324445
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0490 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324445
ER  -
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