CUSAS 03, 1511 (P325034)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), 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 50-05-024

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Labor of women allocated to linen production, [presumably withdrawn]. The tablet specifies how much labor was required in each of a number of processes. Tablets describing the manufacture of linen, which was an expensive luxury item, are extremely rare;)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

85.0 mm × 53.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...]
2. 1(disz) geme2 [u4 1(disz)-sze3]
3. 1/3(disz) ma-na szu ib-[kur-re]
4. gada usz-[...]
5. gada {d}mes-lam-ta-e3#-[a]
6. gada sza3-ga-du3 du
7. 1(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
8. 1/2(disz) ma-na gu-{gesz}ba i3-e-ri
9. 1(disz) geme2# [u4] 1(disz)-sze3
10. 3(disz) gin2 gu e-ra-ni u-nu
11. 1(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 1/3(disz) ma-na ib-tab-be2
12. 1(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 3(disz) ma-na i3-dan6-dan6
13. 1(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 1/3(disz) ma-na szu ib-kur-re
14. gada du gada kaskal gada szu-nir
15. gada ka-suhur 1(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
16. 1/2(disz) ma-na gu-{gesz}ba i3-e-ri
17. 1(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 5(disz) gin2 gu e-ra-ni u-nu
18. 1(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 1/3(disz) ma-na ib-tab-be2
19. 1(disz) geme2 <u4> 1(disz)-sze3
20. 3(disz) ma-na i3-dan6-dan6
21. 1(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
22. 1/2(disz) ma-na szu ib-kur-re
23. [gada ...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [1(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3]
2'. 1(u) [gin2 gu e-ra]-ni [u-nu]
3'. 1(disz) [geme2] u4 1(disz)-[sze3]
4'. 1/2(disz) [ma-na ib]-tab-be2#
5'. 1(disz) geme2# u4 1(disz)-sze3
6'. [n ma-na] i3-dan6-dan6
7'. [1(disz) geme2] u4 1(disz)-[sze3]
8'. [n ma-na] szu# ib-kur-re
9'. [gada] sza3#-ga-du3 us2
10'. [1(disz) geme2] u4# 1(disz)-sze3
11'. [n ma-na gu-{gesz}ba i3]-e-ri
12'. [1(disz)] geme2# u4 1(disz)-sze3
13'. [n gin2 gu e]-ra-ni u-nu
14'. [1(disz) geme2] u4# 1(disz)-sze3
15'. [n ma]-na# i3-dan6-dan6
16'. [1(disz)] geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
17'. [n ma]-na# szu ib-kur-re
18'. [gada ...]-a-[...]
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Labor of women allocated to linen production, [presumably withdrawn]. The tablet specifies how much labor was required in each of a number of processes. Tablets describing the manufacture of linen, which was an expensive luxury item, are extremely rare;)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P325034

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 85.0 mm × 53.0 mm × 26.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation 50%

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [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 50-05-024
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 164137

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 1511

    [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.405-454, p. 421-423

    [Waetzoldt2011Textilproduktion] Waetzoldt, Hartmut. 2011. “Die Textilproduktion von Garšana.” In Garšana Studies, edited by David I. Owen, 405–54. 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
2011-07-22 at 14:54:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:47:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:52:02 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, 1511 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325034.
CUSAS 03, 1511 artifact entry (No. P325034). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325034
CUSAS 03, 1511 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325034 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 1511 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325034},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325034},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325034
LB  - CDLI:P325034
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 1511 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325034
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 1511 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325034.
CUSAS 03, 1511 artifact entry (No. P325034). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325034
CUSAS 03, 1511 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325034 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 1511 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325034},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325034},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325034
LB  - CDLI:P325034
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 1511 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325034
ER  -
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