CUSAS 03, 0043 (P325943)

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 52-04-119

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

116.0 mm × 83.0 mm × 27.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [5(disz) gurusz szitim] lu2-i3-si#-in#{ki}
2. 2(disz) [gurusz szitim lu2] nig2-{d}ba-ba6
3. 3(disz) gurusz szitim
4. 1(u) 8(disz) gurusz ugula be-li2-i3-li2
5. 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz ugula i-ri-ib
6. ARAD2 e2-A-me-esz2
7. 5(disz) gurusz 1(disz) geme2 lu2-du6-lugal-pa-e3{ki}
8. [n] gurusz# 6(disz) geme2
9. ugula# ba-zi
10. 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz 7(disz) geme2
11. ugula me-e2-a
12. 5(disz) gurusz 2(u) geme2 ugula za-la-a
13. 3(disz) gurusz 5(disz) geme2 ugula szal2-mah
14. 2(disz) gurusz# ugula hal-li2-a
15. 3(disz) gurusz ugula szu#-{d}dumu-zi
16. lu2 hun-ga2-me-esz2
  blank space
17. szunigin 1(u) [gurusz szitim]
18. [szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz]
19. [szunigin 2(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) geme2]
  rest broken
column 2
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. 2(u) 5(disz) geme2 [...]-de3 [gub-ba]
5. u3-ru-a bad3-sze3
6. 3(disz) gurusz gub#-[ba]
7. 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz szitim#?
8. 6(disz) gurusz du-u2-um gub-ba
9. 2(disz) gurusz im gid2-de3 gub-ba
10. 1(u) 8(disz) geme2 im ga6-ga2-de3 gub#-ba#
11. 5(disz) gurusz im i3-li#-de9 gub-ba
12. ki-sa2-a e2-usz-bar-sze3
13. 2(disz) gurusz im [a-ga2]-ri#-na lu-de3 gub-ba
14. [n gurusz a] bala#-a gub#-ba
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. du3-a-ta ga2-nun#-[na ...]
2'. ib2-IL2
3'. 4(disz) gurusz nig2 u2-ba a-|ZI&ZI|-sze3 sur#-de3 gub-ba
4'. 2(disz) gurusz sig4 en-nu ke4-de3 gub-ba
5'. 1(disz) gurusz ga2-nun-na tusz-a
6'. 2(disz) gurusz ugula ARAD2 e2-A
7'. 1(disz) i-t,ib-si-na-at
8'. 1(disz) e2-i3-gara2
9'. a2-ag2 ki szu-kab-ta2-sze3 de6-a
10'. 1(disz) a-li2-ah
11'. sze e3 gir2-su{ki}-sze3# gen-na
12'. [1(disz)] hi-lu-a a2-ag2#-[ga2] ki# szu#-esz18-dar u3-dag-ga[{ki}-sze3 de6-a]
13'. 1(disz) ur-sza-lu-[hi] szitim# tu-[ra]
14'. 1(disz) {d}[utu-di-in szitim tu-ra]
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. zah3 ku-du-du-u2
2'. lu2-du6-lugal-pa-e3{ki}
  blank space
3'. szunigin 1(u) gurusz szitim
4'. szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz
5'. szunigin 2(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) geme2
6'. zi-ga-am3
7'. gurum2 ak
8'. giri3 {d}iszkur-illat szabra
9'. u3 puzur4-{d}nin-kar-ke3 dub-sar
10'. sza3 gar-sza-an-na{ki}
11'. iti a2-ki-ti
12'. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 <<ki>> [na]-ru2#-a-mah [{d}en-lil2 {d}]nin#-lil2#-ra mu-ne-du3
left
1. u4 6(disz)-kam

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/P325943

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 116.0 mm × 83.0 mm × 27.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

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 52-04-119
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 162752

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 43

    [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 09:52:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:23:53 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:55:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:48:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:52:13 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, 0043 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325943.
CUSAS 03, 0043 artifact entry (No. P325943). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325943
CUSAS 03, 0043 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325943 (Accessed: November 7, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-07]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325943},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325943},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325943
LB  - CDLI:P325943
M1  - 2026/11/7/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0043 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325943
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 0043 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325943.
CUSAS 03, 0043 artifact entry (No. P325943). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325943
CUSAS 03, 0043 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325943 (Accessed: November 7, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-07]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325943},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325943},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325943
LB  - CDLI:P325943
M1  - 2026/11/7/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0043 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325943
ER  -
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