CUSAS 03, 0975 (P324702)

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 50-03-001

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (gaba-ri offerings)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

145.0 mm × 78.0 mm × 30.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [3(barig) 3(ban2) zi3-gu saga]
2. [1(asz) zi3-gu us2 gur]
3. [2(disz) sila3 zi3 ba-ba saga]
4. [4(barig) 2(ban2)] dabin#
5. [n] 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
6. [1(barig) 4(disz) sila3 zi3] gazx(KUM)# saga
7. [kasz-de2-a]-sze3
8. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 gu2-nida
9. 5(disz) sila3# i3-gesz bara2 ak
10. 5(disz) sila3# zu2-lum
11. [kasz]-de2-[a]-sze3
12. 1(ban2) [n] sila3 nig2#-[ar3-ra] saga#
13. 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ar-[za]-na#
14. 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 [ba]-ba-sze
15. 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gu2-gal al-ar3-ra
16. [1(ban2)] 2(disz) sila3# gu2-tur al-us2#-sa
17. [5(disz) sila3] ku6 sim
18. [1(u) 5(disz)] ki#-ri-ip ar-gi5-num2
19. [3(u)] ku6 al-dar-ra
20. 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 mun saga al-nag4-ga2
21. [1(ban2)] gazi
22. [1(ban2) sze]-lu2#
23. [4(disz) sila3 SZIM] saga# al-nag4-ga2
24. [1(gesz2) sa {u2}]|U.EN|#
25. kasz-[de2-a]-sze3
column 2
1. [...]
2. [3(disz) sila3 szum2-sikil]
3. [1(disz) sila3 za-ha-din]
4. 1/2(disz) sila3 za3-[hi-li]
5. 1/2(disz) sila3 gar3-szum#
6. 1/2(disz) sila3 si2-mi-tum
7. 1(asz) gu2 2(u) ma-na bappir saga#
8. 1(asz) gu2 4(u) ma-na bappir du
9. 1(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 munu4 si-e3 gur#
10. 4(barig) nig2-ar3-ra saga
11. 1(asz) nig2-ar3-ra du gur
12. kasz saga 2(disz)-ta 1(asz) gur-kam u3 kasz du 2(asz) gur-kam
13. 5(disz) sila3 i3-udu
14. 1/2(disz) ma-na# [bu3]-su2-lum
15. bu3!-su2#-lum-sze3
16. 2(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
17. tug2-NI-[(x)] ur2# gu-ru-de3
18. 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz# bara2# ak
19. i3-ba {gesz}[gu]-za
20. 5(disz) sa [gi] NE# gi NE la2-sze3
21. 1(u) gu2 {gesz}asal2 szu-ak
22. gu2-ne-sze3
23. sa2-du11 u4 1(disz)-kam
24. 5(disz) ma-na bappir saga
25. 8(disz) ma-na bappir du
26. 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 munu4 si-e3
27. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra saga
28. 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra du
29. kasz saga 2(disz)-ta 2(ban2)-kam u3 kasz du 4(ban2)-kam
30. 5(ban2) dabin#
31. 4(disz) sila3 [...]
reverse
column 1
1. 4(disz) sila3 zi3#?-[sig15?]
2. 2(disz) sila3 [...]
3. nig2-[ba ...]
4. 1(u) 2(disz) sa gi NE ninda ba-[ra-du8]
5. 4(disz) sila3 ba-ba munu4#
6. 4(disz) sila3 esza
7. 4(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
8. 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-gesz bara2 ak
9. nig2-la2-la2-rum-sze3
10. 1(gesz2) dug sila3 bur-zi tu7-sze3
11. nig2-dab5 sag u4-sakar u3 e2-u4 1(u) 5(disz)
  blank space
12. szunigin 3(barig) 3(ban2) [zi3]-gu saga
13. szunigin 1(asz) zi3-gu us2 gur
14. szunigin 4(barig) 2(ban2) dabin
15. szunigin 5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
16. szunigin 2(disz) sila3 zi3 ba-ba saga
17. szunigin 1(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3> zi3 gu2-nida#
18. szunigin 1(barig) 4(disz) sila3 zi3 gazx(KUM) saga
19. szunigin 4(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra saga
20. szunigin 1(asz) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra du gur
21. szunigin 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ar-za-na
22. szunigin 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ba-ba-sze
23. szunigin 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gu2-gal al-ar3-ra
24. szunigin 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gu2-tur al-us2-sa
25. szunigin 1(asz) gu2 2(u) 5(disz) ma-na bappir saga#
26. szunigin 1(asz) gu2 4(u) 8(disz) ma-na bappir du
27. szunigin 1(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 munu4 si-e3 gur
28. szunigin 4(disz) sila3 ba-ba munu4#
29. szunigin 4(disz) sila3 esza
30. szunigin 4(disz) sila3 SZIM saga al-[nag4-ga2]
31. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 ku6 sim
32. szunigin 1(u) 5(disz) ki-ri-ib ar-[gi5-num2]
33. szunigin 3(u) ku6 al-[dar-ra]
column 2
1. szunigin 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 mun saga al-nag4-ga2
2. szunigin 1(gesz2) sa {u2}|U.EN|
3. szunigin 1(ban2) sze-lu2
4. szunigin 1(ban2) gazi
5. szunigin 3(disz) sila3 szum2-sikil
6. szunigin 1(disz) sila3 za-ha-din
7. szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 za3-hi-li
8. szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 gar3-szum
9. szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 si2-mi-tum
10. szunigin 5(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 i3-gesz bara2 ak
11. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 i3-udu
12. szunigin 9(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
13. szunigin 1/2(disz) ma-na bu3-su2-lum
14. szunigin 1(u) gu2 {gesz}asal2 szu-ak
15. szunigin 1(u) 7(disz) sa gi NE
16. szunigin 1(gesz2) dug sila3 bur-zi
  blank space
17. sa2#-du11 ki-a-nag szu-kab-ta2
18. ki {d}iszkur-illat-ta
19. [ba]-zi
20. [sza3] gar#-sza-an-na{ki}
21. [iti ezem]-mah
22. [mu {d}]szu#-{d}suen lugal-[uri5{ki}]-ma-ke4 [e2 {d}szara2 umma]{ki}-ka [mu-du3]
left
1. gaba-ri

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (gaba-ri offerings)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P324702

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 145.0 mm × 78.0 mm × 30.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation 75% (Surface: 90%)

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 50-03-001
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 163369
Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia (i3.MesopOil) 11538

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 975

    [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: CUSAS 6, p.31-65, p. 43-52

    [Brunke2011Garsana] Brunke, Hagan. 2011. “Food in the Garšana Texts.” In Garšana Studies, edited by David I. Owen, 31–65. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 6. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:54:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:46:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:51:47 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, 0975 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P324702.
CUSAS 03, 0975 artifact entry (No. P324702). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324702 (Original work published 2006)
CUSAS 03, 0975 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324702 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324702},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 0975 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P324702.
CUSAS 03, 0975 artifact entry (No. P324702). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324702 (Original work published 2006)
CUSAS 03, 0975 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324702 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324702},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324702},
}


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