CUSAS 03, 0155 (P324789)

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 50-03-089

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (allocation (inspection and withdrawal))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

128.0 mm × 53.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) gurusz szitim lu2# [nig2]-{d}ba-ba6
2. 2(disz) gurusz szitim lu2-di3#-[ma-at kal2-bu-um{ki}]
3. 2(disz) gurusz# [szitim] lu2#-ur-{d}[szul-pa-e3]
4. 3(disz) gurusz [szitim]
5. [n] gurusz gub-ba
6. [ugula] be-li2-i3-[li2]
7. ARAD2 e2-A-[me-esz2]
8. [n] gurusz 2(u) 3(disz) geme2 [ugula ba]-zi
9. [...]
10. [n] gurusz ugula za-la-[a]
11. 1(disz) gurusz ugula ib-[ni]-dingir
12. 2(disz) gurusz 2(disz) geme2 ugula ba-ba-ti-a
13. 1(disz) gurusz ugula li-la-a
14. lu2 hun-ga2-me-esz2
  blank space
15. szunigin 1(u) gurusz szitim#
16. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) gurusz
17. szunigin 2(u) 4(disz) [geme2]
18. sza3-bi-ta
19. 1(disz) gurusz szitim um-mi-a
20. 2(u) gurusz e2-kiszib3-ba til du3-a
21. 1(disz) gurusz szitim tak2-szi-ru-um sza3# e2-gal
22. 1(disz) gurusz szitim 1(disz) gurusz 3(disz) geme2
23. e2-udu-niga du3-a
24. [n] gurusz# szitim 3(disz) gurusz 6(disz) geme2
25. [a-za]-bu#-um sza3 e2-a ba-al#?
reverse
1. [n] gurusz# szitim 5(disz) gurusz 3(disz) geme2#
2. al-tar gub-ba#
3. 2(disz) gurusz szitim 3(disz) gurusz 3(disz) geme2
4. ka2 im-sumur ak
5. e2-bappir e2-muhaldim u3 e2-kikken2
6. 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz 1(u) geme2 dux(GIN2)?-bala {gesz}kiri6 du3-a
7. 1(u) gurusz im lu-a
8. 2(u) 1(disz) gurusz {gesz}{u2}kiszi17 kar-ta ga2-nun-sze3 ga6-ga2
9. 6(disz) gurusz sig4 al-urx(BAHAR2)?-[ra] ugu2 gir4-ta a ga2-ga2
10. 3(disz) gurusz a2-ag2-ga2 de6-a
11. 1(disz) gurusz i3-du8
  blank space
12. [szunigin] 1(u) gurusz szitim
13. [szunigin] 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) gurusz
14. [szunigin] 2(u) 4(disz) geme2
15. zi-ga-am3
16. gurum2 ak
17. giri3 puzur4-{d}nin-kar-ke3
18. u3 {d}iszkur-illat
19. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
20. mu ma-da [za-ab-sza]-li{ki} mu-hul#
left
1. [u4] 1(u) 2(disz)-kam

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (allocation (inspection and withdrawal))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P324789

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 128.0 mm × 53.0 mm × 21.0 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 50-03-089
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 162861

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 155

    [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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-02-07 at 20:25:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:24:10 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:54:55 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
2008-01-27 at 19:41:42 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. 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, 0155 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324789.
CUSAS 03, 0155 artifact entry (No. P324789). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324789
CUSAS 03, 0155 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324789 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0155 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324789},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324789},
}


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LB  - CDLI:P324789
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0155 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 0155 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324789.
CUSAS 03, 0155 artifact entry (No. P324789). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324789
CUSAS 03, 0155 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324789 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0155 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324789},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324789},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324789
LB  - CDLI:P324789
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0155 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324789
ER  -
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