CUSAS 03, 0823 (P324563)

Administrative 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 49-15-557

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Delivery of garments, apparenly custom made for Simat-Ishtaran and Shu-Kabta, (from?) Puzur-Akum. This is one of the earliest tablets in this archive, and it is significant since it shows that both Simat-Ishtaran and Shu-Kabta were associated with the ar)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

42.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
  (envelope illegible?)
1. 1(disz) tug2 ba-tab duh-hu-um me-{d}isztaran
2. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 AB szu-kab-ta
3. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
4. tug2-sa-gi4-a
reverse
1. mu#-kux(DU)
2. puzur4-a-ku-um lu2 azlag2
3. tug2 szu-esz18-dar
  blank space
4. iti ezem-me-ki-gal2
5. mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Delivery of garments, apparenly custom made for Simat-Ishtaran and Shu-Kabta, (from?) Puzur-Akum. This is one of the earliest tablets in this archive, and it is significant since it shows that both Simat-Ishtaran and Shu-Kabta were associated with the ar)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P324563

Physical information

envelope fragments

Artifact type Envelope
envelope fragments
Dimensions 42.0 mm × 38.0 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 49-15-557
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 163862

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 823

    [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
2016-07-28 at 14:25:51 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:54:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:46:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:51:42 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, 0823 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324563.
CUSAS 03, 0823 artifact entry (No. P324563). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324563
CUSAS 03, 0823 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324563 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0823 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324563},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324563},
}


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DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
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LB  - CDLI:P324563
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0823 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 03, 0823 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324563.
CUSAS 03, 0823 artifact entry (No. P324563). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324563
CUSAS 03, 0823 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324563 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0823 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324563},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324563},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324563
LB  - CDLI:P324563
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0823 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324563
ER  -
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