CUSAS 03, 0114 (P325871)

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 52-04-045

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (account of male and female workers with different duties)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

133.0 mm × 55.0 mm × 27.0 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. 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz gub-ba
6. 2(disz) gurusz sig4 en-nu [ak]
7. 1(disz) szu-{d}lugal
8. a2-ag2-ga2 ki szu-kab-ta-sze3 de6-a
9. 1(disz) e-pe-esz-na-am-tu-ra
10. 2(disz)! e2-i3-gara2
11. ugula be-li2-i3-li2
12. ARAD2 e2-A-me-esz2
13. 2(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz 3(u) geme2 ugula ba-zi
14. 1(u) 7(disz) gurusz 2(u) 7(disz) geme2 ugula me-e2-a
15. 1(u) gurusz 1(u) 1(disz) geme2 ugula za-la-a
16. 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz 8(disz) geme2 ugula me-{d}nanna
17. lu2 hun-ga2-me-esz2
  blank space
18. szunigin 1(u) gurusz szitim
19. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz
20. szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz) geme2
21. sza3-bi-ta
22. 1(disz) gurusz szitim um-mi-a
23. 1(disz) gurusz szitim sig4-ansze zabala4{ki}
24. 2(disz) gurusz szitim 5(disz) gurusz szu dim2
25. 3(u) 6(disz) geme2 im ga6-ga2
26. al-tar ki-sa2-a e2-bappir u3 e2-kikken2
27. 1(disz) gurusz szitim
28. 6(disz) gurusz szu dim2
reverse
1. e2 bu-[ta-nu-um]
2. 2(disz) gurusz [szitim]
3. 8(disz) gurusz [szu dim2]
4. 1(disz) geme2 du-u2-um [ak]
5. 2(disz) geme2 im gid2
6. 1(u) 7(disz) geme2 im [ga6-ga2]
7. e2-ba-ha-a du3-[a]
8. 1(disz) gurusz szitim
9. 1(u) 7(disz) gurusz
10. 2(u) geme2
11. sig4-ansze im-sumur ak
12. 2(disz) gurusz szitim
13. ur3 e2-gal-a ga2-ga2
14. 2(u) 3(disz) gurusz im lu
15. 1(disz) gurusz a2-ag2 de6-a
16. 4(disz) gurusz ziz2-us2-sa
17. 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz sig4 al-urx(BAHAR2)?-ra u3-szub
18. 2(disz) gurusz sig4 en-nu ak
19. 1(disz) gurusz tu-ra
20. 1(disz) gurusz zah3
  blank space
21. szunigin 1(u) gurusz szitim
22. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz
23. szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz) geme2
24. zi-ga-am3
25. gurum2? ak
26. giri3 puzur4-{d}nin-kar-ke3 dub-sar
27. u3 {d}iszkur-illat szabra
28. iti ezem-{d}nin-a-zu
29. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} mu-hul
left
1. u4 1(u) la2 1(disz)-[kam]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (account of male and female workers with different duties)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P325871

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 133.0 mm × 55.0 mm × 27.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation complete (Surface: 100%)

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 52-04-045
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 162815

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 114

    [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 09:52:12 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 14:24:01 CDLI, CDLI 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 11:47:56 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, 0114 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325871.
CUSAS 03, 0114 artifact entry (No. P325871). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325871
CUSAS 03, 0114 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325871 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0114 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325871},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325871},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325871
LB  - CDLI:P325871
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0114 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325871
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 0114 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325871.
CUSAS 03, 0114 artifact entry (No. P325871). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325871
CUSAS 03, 0114 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325871 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0114 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325871},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325871},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325871
LB  - CDLI:P325871
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0114 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325871
ER  -
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