CUSAS 03, 0483 (P325728)

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 51-09-119

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

90.0 mm × 53.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(ban2) ninda zi3-gu du#
2. 5(ban2) ninda dabin
3. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda gal [du]
4. 1(ban2) gu2-gal# al-ar3-ra
5. 4(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra saga#
6. 3(disz) sila3 gu2-tur al#-us2-sa
7. dug udul2-gal-a-sze3
8. mu szitim-e-ne-sze3
9. 1(barig) 5(ban2) 9(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3# [ninda zi3] sza3 du#
10. dabin ib2-ta-[hi]
11. 1(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra saga#
12. [5(u) sa gi NE]
reverse
1. mu [szitim-e-ne]
2. [u3] lu2 hun-ga2#-[e-ne]
  blank space
3. [szunigin] 5(ban2) zi3-gu du#
4. [szunigin] 5(ban2) dabin# ninda [...]
5. [szunigin n] 9(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3# zi3 [sza3] du# dabin i3-hi
6. [szunigin 1(barig) 1(ban2)] 6(disz) sila3 ninda gal du
7. [szunigin] 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra saga
8. szunigin 1(ban2) gu2-gal al-ar3-ra
9. szunigin 3(disz) sila3 gu2-tur al-us2-sa
10. szunigin 5(u) sa gi NE
11. mu szitim u3 lu2 hun-ga2#
12. e2-a-szar maszkim [...]
13. zi-ga szu-kab-[ta]
14. ki {d}iszkur-illat-ta [ba-zi]
15. iti ki-siki-{d}nin-a-zu
left
column 1
1. mu ma2-gur8-mah {d}[en-lil2] {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-[dim2]
column 2
1. [...] 3(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P325728

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 90.0 mm × 53.0 mm × 25.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation 75% (Surface: 80%)

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 51-09-119
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 163143

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 483

    [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 09:52:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:55:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:47:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:52:05 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, 0483 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325728.
CUSAS 03, 0483 artifact entry (No. P325728). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325728
CUSAS 03, 0483 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325728 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0483 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325728},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325728},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325728
LB  - CDLI:P325728
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0483 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325728
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 0483 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325728.
CUSAS 03, 0483 artifact entry (No. P325728). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325728
CUSAS 03, 0483 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325728 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0483 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325728},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325728},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325728
LB  - CDLI:P325728
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0483 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325728
ER  -
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