CUSAS 03, 0562 (P325013)

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 50-05-003

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Foodstuffs.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

101.0 mm × 80.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [1(disz)] za-a-za
2'. [1(disz)] a-na-a
3'. [1(disz)] lu5-zi-la2
  1 line blank
4'. 8(disz)
5'. [... e2]-kikken2-me-esz2
6'. [...] e2#? i3-gesz-ta
7'. 1(disz) ma-na duh gesz-i3 had2-ta
8'. 1(ban2) ad3 udu-ta
9'. [1/2(disz)] sila3 mun-ta
10'. [n] gin2 luh-la2-ta
11'. [...] ad#-da-kal-la
12'. [...] ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
13'. [...] ha-la-sza
  1 line blank
14'. 3(disz)
15'. [... e2]-kikken2 e2 {d}nin-{d}su4-an-na-me-esz2
16'. [n] gesz-bi 1/2(disz) sila3
17'. [n] i3-szah2 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3
18'. duh gesz-i3 had2-bi 3(u) 3(disz) ma-na
19'. ad3 bi 5(disz) 1/2(disz)
20'. [...]-bi 3(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3
column 2
1. [...]
2. 1(u) gin2 [...]
3. 3(disz) gin2 [...]
4. en-x-x-[...]
  1 line blank
5. [n]
6. x [...]
7. 1(u) gin2 [...]
8. 1/2(disz) sila3 [...]
9. 2(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na [...]
10. 1/3(disz) [...]
11. 1/3(disz) sila3 mun#-[ta]
12. 6(disz) gin2 luh-la2-[ta]
13. giri3 i3-li2-[...]
14. 1(disz) ad-da-ni
15. 1(disz) bi-za-tum
16. 1(disz) i-din-{d}utu
17. 1(disz) in-ga-la
18. 1(disz) be-li2-a-zu
19. ARAD2-me-esz2
20. 5(disz) gin2 i3-szah2-ta
21. 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 nig2-ar3-ra saga
22. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na duh gesz-i3-[had2-ta]
23. 1(u) gin2 ad3 udu#
column 3
1. 1(u) gin2 mun-ta
2. 3(disz) gin2 luh-la2-ta#
3. ga-na-na#
4. 1(disz) lu-lu#?-x
5. 1(disz) ia3-a-ma-[di3-um?]
6. 1(disz) ia3-a-ma-[di3-um?]
7. 1(disz) me-{d}isztaran nu-x [...]
8. 1(disz) me-{d}isztaran zi-[...]
9. 1(disz) me-{d}isztaran [x]-ti
10. 1(disz) lu-lu#? min
11. munus-me-esz2
  1 line blank
12. 1(u)
13. i3-szah2-ta [n x] 5(disz) sila3
14. nig2-ar3-ra# [saga]
15. duh gesz-[i3 had2-bi 5(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na]
16. ad3 udu-[bi n]
17. x [...]
18. [...]
  rest broken
column 4
1. [n] ma#-na duh gesz-i3 had2-ta
2. [n] ad3 udu-ta
3. [n gin2] mun-ta
4. [n] gin2# luh-la2-ta
5. [1(disz) x]-pa2-dan
6. [giri3] tu-ra-am-i3-li2
  1 line blank
7. 2(disz)
8. [x]-ga6#-me-esz2
9. [i3]-szah2#-bi 1/3(disz) sila3
10. [nig2-ar3]-ra saga-bi 1(disz) sila3
11. [duh gesz]-i3 had2-bi 5(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na
12. [...]-bi 2/3(disz)
13. [...]-bi 2/3(disz) sila3
14. [...]-bi 1(u) 2(disz) gin2
15. [... zi]-ga e2-{gesz}gu-za szu-kab-ta2-me-sze3
16. [...] i3-gesz
17. [...] {gesz#}gu-za u3 {gesz}banszur
  1 line blank
18. [...] i3-gesz#
19. [...] 5(disz) gin2 i3-szah2#-[ta]
20. [...] 5(disz) gin2 nig2-ar3-ra#
21. [n] 1(disz) ma-na duh [gesz-i3 had2-bi]
22. [n ...]-x
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Foodstuffs.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P325013

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 101.0 mm × 80.0 mm × 25.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation 50%
Upper 1/3 of tablet missing

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 50-05-003
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 163319

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 562

    [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 14:54:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:47:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:52:00 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 Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 0562 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325013.
CUSAS 03, 0562 artifact entry (No. P325013). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325013
CUSAS 03, 0562 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325013 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0562 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325013},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325013},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325013
LB  - CDLI:P325013
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0562 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325013
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 0562 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325013.
CUSAS 03, 0562 artifact entry (No. P325013). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325013
CUSAS 03, 0562 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325013 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0562 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325013},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325013},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325013
LB  - CDLI:P325013
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0562 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325013
ER  -
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