CUNES 51-04-001bis (P325406)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Museum Number

CUNES 51-04-001bis

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [n] gurusz [...]
2. [1(disz) gurusz] e-pe-esz-na-am-tu-ra
3. [ugula] be-li2-i3-li2
4. [ARAD2]-e2-a-me-esz2
5. [n] 4(disz) gurusz 2(u) 1(disz) geme2 ugula szu-{d}nisaba
6. [n] 5(disz) gurusz 2(u) 2(disz) geme2 ugula ba-zi
7. [n gurusz] szitim 3(u) 8(disz) gurusz 2(u) la2 1(disz) geme2
8. [ugula] me-e2-a
9. [n] gurusz 1(u) 4(disz) geme2 ugula za-la-a
10. [n] gurusz szitim ugula ib-ni-dingir
11. [n] gurusz# 1(u) 6(disz) geme2 ugula ba-ba-ti
12. [1(disz)] geme2 ugula la-te-ni-si
13. [n] gurusz 5(disz) geme2 ugula li-la-a
14. lu2# hun-ga2-me-esz2
blank space
15. [szunigin] 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz szitim
16. szunigin# 2(gesz2) 2(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz
17. [szunigin] 1(gesz2) 3(u) 8(disz) geme2
18. sza3-bi-ta
19. 1(disz) gurusz szitim um-mi-a
20. 1(disz) gurusz szitim im du8-a {gesz}kiri6-zabala4{ki} du3-a
21. 1(disz) gurusz szitim 4(disz) gurusz 1(u) 1(disz) geme2
22. al-tar gub-[ba]
23. 3(disz) gurusz szitim 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz 1(u) 2(disz) [geme2]
reverse
1. bi2-ni-tum# [...]
2. 2(disz) gurusz 7(disz) geme2 gesz [i3-sur-sur]
3. 2(disz) gurusz szitim 3(disz) gurusz# [...]
4. iz-zi im-sumur# ak#
5. [n] gurusz# szitim 3(u) 1(disz) gurusz szu dim2
6. [x]-szum2 kid-de3
7. [n] gurusz szitim 2(disz) gurusz 1(u) geme2 x-bi?-a
8. 1(disz) gurusz szitim 3(disz) gurusz 1(u) geme2
9. [e2?]-mu-gu du3-a
10. [n] gurusz 1(u) geme2 gi-gur5 ak
11. al#-tar e2-bappir e2-muhaldim u3 [...]
12. [n] gurusz# szitim 1(u) gurusz 5(disz) geme2#
13. GIN2# bala {gesz}kiri6-gar-sza-an-na{ki} du3-a
14. [n] gurusz 1(u) 7(disz) geme2 sig4 al-urx(BAHAR2)?-ra# [gir4]-ta# i7-sze3 ga6-[ga2]
15. [n] gurusz sahar mun zi-zi#-de3 DU?
16. [2(disz)?] gurusz sig4 al-urx(BAHAR2)-ra ugu2# [gir4]-ta-[a ga2-ga2]
17. [n] gurusz# szitim 2(disz) gurusz 1(u) geme2 ur3 e2-[kiszib3]-ba#-a ga2#-[ga2]
18. [...] 4(disz) gurusz im# lu-[de3]
19. [n] gurusz# {gesz}kiszi16 iri-ki-gid2-da tum3(NIM)-de3 gen-na
20. [n] gurusz# sig4 en-nu ak
21. [1(disz) gurusz] pesz# esir2 u3-ru-de3
22. [1(disz)] gurusz tu-ra
23. [n] gurusz szitim
24. [n] gurusz
rest broken

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Šū-Suen.07.07.-- ?
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P325406
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P325406

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	50% (Surface: 50%)

Provenance

Provenience	Garšana (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Museum Number	CUNES 51-04-001bis
Accession Number

References

citation: Garshana 0141

[sec80496] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-03-03 at 09:52:20	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2016-06-29 at 19:19:18	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI	Approved
2016-06-29 at 19:16:52	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2016-06-29 at 19:14:27	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2015-05-04 at 08:29:44	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2013-07-07 at 13:17:16	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2009-06-03 at 11:47:52	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:05:39	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2008-01-03 at 20:52:05	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CUNES 51-04-001bis Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325406.

CUNES 51-04-001bis artifact entry (No. P325406). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325406

CUNES 51-04-001bis artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325406 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUNES 51-04-001bis artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325406},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325406},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325406
LB  - CDLI:P325406
M1  - 2026/4/16/
TI  - CUNES 51-04-001bis artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUNES 51-04-001bis Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325406.

CUNES 51-04-001bis artifact entry (No. P325406). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325406

CUNES 51-04-001bis artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325406 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).

@misc{2006CUNES,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUNES 51-04-001bis artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325406},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325406},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325406
LB  - CDLI:P325406
M1  - 2026/4/16/
TI  - CUNES 51-04-001bis artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325406
ER  -