CUSAS 03, 0058 (P325895)

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 52-04-069

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (accounts of male and female workers)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

116.0 mm × 79.0 mm × 27.0 mm

Modern forgery

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [2(disz) gurusz szitim lu2-i3-si-in{ki}]
2. [5(disz) gurusz szitim lu2-nig2-{d}ba-ba6]
3. [3(disz) gurusz szitim]
4. 1(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz ugula be-li2-i3-li2
5. ARAD2 e2-A-me-esz2
6. 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz 1(u) la2 1(disz) geme2
7. ugula ba-zi
8. 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz 2(u) 1(disz) geme2
9. ugula me-e2-a
10. 2(disz) gurusz 1(u) la2 1(disz) geme2
11. ugula za-la-a
12. lu2 hun-ga2-me-esz2
  blank space
13. szunigin 1(u) gurusz szitim
14. szunigin 3(u) 6(disz) gurusz
15. szunigin 4(u) la2 1(disz) geme2
16. sza3-bi-ta
17. 1(disz) gurusz szitim um-mi-a
18. 1(disz) gurusz szitim
19. 2(disz) gurusz 1(disz) geme2
20. szu dim2 gub-ba
21. 1(disz) gurusz im gid2-de3
22. 8(disz) geme2 im ga6-ga2-de3
23. 1(disz) gurusz im i3-li-de9
24. al-tar gub-ba
column 2
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. [...]
5. [...]
6. 1(disz) gurusz [...]
7. sza3 du3 gesz-ur3 [...]
8. 1(disz) gurusz szitim
9. 1(disz) gurusz szu dim2 gub-[ba]
10. 3(disz) geme2 im ga6-ga2-de3 gub-ba
11. iz-zi im-sumur ke4-de3
12. 1(u) geme2 sig4 sza3 e2-a ga2-ga2-de3 gub-ba
13. e2-usz-bar u3 e2-gaszam-e-ne-sze3
14. 2(disz) gurusz szitim
15. 2(disz) gurusz szu dim2
16. 6(disz) geme2 im ga6-ga2# gub-[ba]
17. 1(disz) gurusz im i3-li#-de9# [gub-ba]
18. tak2-szi-ru-[um ...] u3 [gurusz ...]
19. 1(disz) [gurusz ...]
20. [...]
column 3
1. [...]
2. 2(disz) za-ri2#?-[...]
3. sze-ga2 e-[sir2 hu-ba-na]
4. bad3 u3 [szu-esz18-dar du3-a]
5. 2(disz) gurusz# [x]
6. da-bad3 sahar se3-ge2#-[de3] gub-[ba]
7. 3(disz) gurusz x
8. iz-zi e2-zu#-zu-tum# gul-de3 gub#-[ba]
9. 1(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz x
10. iz-zi e2-du-gu-um#? gul-de3 gub-ba
11. 1(disz) gurusz szitim
12. 2(disz) gurusz
13. hu-ur-da GIN2-bala sza3 e2-a ke4-de3
14. 1(disz) gurusz sig4 en-nu ke4-de3 tusz#-a
15. 1(disz) gurusz ga2-nun-na#
16. 1(disz) [...]
17. [...]
18. [...]
column 4
1. ugula be-li2-i3-li2#
2. 1(disz) lu-ga-tum ninda du8-de3 gub-ba
3. 1(disz) szesz-kal-la tu-ra
4. ugula i-ri-ib
  blank space
5. szunigin 1(u) gurusz szitim
6. szunigin 3(u) 6(disz) gurusz
7. szunigin 4(u) la2 1(disz) geme2
8. zi-ga-am3
9. gurum2 ak
10. giri3 {d}iszkur-illat
11. u3 puzur4-{d}nin-kar-ke3 dub-sar
12. sza3 gar-sza-an-na{ki}
13. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
14. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 na#-ru2-a-[mah] [{d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-du3]
left
1. [u4] 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (accounts of male and female workers)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P325895

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 116.0 mm × 79.0 mm × 27.0 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 52-04-069
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 162766

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 58

    [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 09:52:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:23:54 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 11:48:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:52:12 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, 0058 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325895.
CUSAS 03, 0058 artifact entry (No. P325895). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325895
CUSAS 03, 0058 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325895 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0058 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325895},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325895},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
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LB  - CDLI:P325895
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0058 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325895
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 0058 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325895.
CUSAS 03, 0058 artifact entry (No. P325895). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325895
CUSAS 03, 0058 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325895 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0058 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325895},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325895},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325895
LB  - CDLI:P325895
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0058 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325895
ER  -
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