CUSAS 03, 0493 (P324787)

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 50-03-087

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (gaba-ri withdrawal)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

82.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [n sila3 zi3]-gu saga
2. [n sila3 zi3]-gu us2
3. [n sila3] dabin#
4. [n] 5/6(disz) sila3 zi3# sig15
5. 4(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra saga
6. 4(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 ar-za-na
7. 2(disz) sila3 gu2-gal al-ar3-ra
8. 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gu2-tur al-us2-sa
9. 1(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ninda gal du#
10. u4# 5(disz)-kam
11. 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 zi3-gu saga
12. [n sila3] zi3-gu us2
13. [n] 6(disz) sila3 dabin
14. [n sila3] zi3 sig15
15. [n] sila3 ar-za-na
16. [n sila3] gu2-gal al-ar3-ra
17. [n sila3] gu2-tur al-us2-sa
reverse
1. u4# 6(disz)-[kam]
2. diri sa2-du11 e2-agrig#-[sze3]
3. an-ta-lu2 agrig maszkim#
4. zi-ga szu-kab-ta2
5. ki {d}iszkur-illat-ta
6. ba-zi
7. sza3 gar-sza-an-na{ki}
  blank space
8. iti ezem-{d}nin-a-[zu]
9. mu ma2-gur8-mah ba-dim2
left
1. gaba-ri

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P324787

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 82.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 25.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

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 50-03-087
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 163235

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 493

    [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 14:54:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:47:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:51:54 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, 0493 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324787.
CUSAS 03, 0493 artifact entry (No. P324787). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324787
CUSAS 03, 0493 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324787 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	title = {CUSAS 03, 0493 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324787},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 0493 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324787.
CUSAS 03, 0493 artifact entry (No. P324787). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324787
CUSAS 03, 0493 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324787 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0493 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324787},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324787},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324787
LB  - CDLI:P324787
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0493 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324787
ER  - 
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