CUSAS 03, 0120 (P325889)

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 52-04-063

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (account of workers)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

104.0 mm × 53.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [1(disz)] 2(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) 7(disz) gurusz gub-ba
6. 2(disz) gurusz sig4 en-nu ak
7. 1(disz) gurusz e-pe-esz-na-am-tu-ra
8. ugula be-li2-i3-li2
9. ARAD2 e2-A-me-esz2
10. 2(u) 5(disz) gurusz 3(u) geme2 ugula ba-zi
11. 5(u) 3(disz) gurusz 3(u) 8(disz) geme2 ugula me-e2-a
12. 1(u) gurusz 1(u) 2(disz) geme2 ugula za-la-a
13. 5(disz) gurusz ugula me-{d}nanna
14. 5(disz) gurusz ugula ib-ni-dingir
15. lu2 hun-ga2-me-esz2
  blank space
16. szunigin 1(u) gurusz szitim
17. szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(u) 8(disz) gurusz
18. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) geme2
19. sza3-bi-ta
20. 1(disz) gurusz szitim um-mi-a
21. 3(disz) gurusz szitim 4(u) 1(disz) gurusz 2(u) geme2
22. sig4-ansze im-sumur ak
23. [n] gurusz# szitim 4(disz) gurusz 1(u) geme2
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [n] gurusz szitim [...]
2'. 2(disz) [geme2 ...]
3'. 2(disz) geme2 im-gid2 x
4'. 6(disz) geme2 im ga6-[ga2]
5'. e2 pu-ta2-nu-um du3-a
6'. 1(disz) gurusz szitim 1(disz) gurusz [...]
7'. tak2-si-[ru]-um sza3 e2-gal [...]
8'. 5(disz)? gurusz iz-zi e2-a lu?-[...]
9'. 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz im-[...]
10'. 4(disz) gurusz [...]
11'. 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz [...]
12'. 2(disz) gurusz# [en]-nu ak
13'. 1(disz) [gurusz tu]-ra
  blank space
14'. szunigin 1(u) [gurusz szitim]
15'. szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(u) 8(disz) gurusz
16'. [szunigin 1(gesz2)] 2(u) geme2
17'. [zi]-ga-am3
18'. [gurum2] ak
19'. [giri3] puzur4#-{d}nin-kar-ke3 dub-sar
20'. [u3 {d}]iszkur-illat szabra
21'. [iti] ezem#-{d}nin-a-zu
22'. [mu {d}szu]-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-[ma-ke4 ma-da za]-ab-sza-li{ki} mu-hul
left
1. u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (account of workers)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P325889

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 104.0 mm × 53.0 mm × 21.0 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 52-04-063
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 162822

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 120

    [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
2016-07-28 at 14:24:02 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:55:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:48:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:52:09 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, 0120 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325889.
CUSAS 03, 0120 artifact entry (No. P325889). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325889
CUSAS 03, 0120 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325889 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0120 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325889},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325889},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325889
LB  - CDLI:P325889
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0120 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325889
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 0120 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325889.
CUSAS 03, 0120 artifact entry (No. P325889). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325889
CUSAS 03, 0120 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325889 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0120 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325889},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325889},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325889
LB  - CDLI:P325889
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0120 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325889
ER  -
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