CUSAS 03, 0179 (P325986)

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 52-07-006

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (record of male workers for a garden)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

90.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [n] gurusz# szu-kab#-[ta?]
2. [n gurusz] a-a#?-[...]
3. [n] gurusz lu2-[...]
4. 8(disz) gurusz me-[...]
5. 1(u) 7(disz) gurusz a-da-lal3?
6. [n] gurusz ur-{d}suen#
7. 2(u) 1(disz) gurusz 1(disz) geme2 ugula me-e2-a
8. [n] 2(u) 3(disz) gurusz ugula za-la-a
9. [n] 2(disz) gurusz ugula li-la-a
  blank space
10. szunigin# 1(gesz2) 4(u) gurusz
11. szunigin# 1(disz) geme2
12. sza3-bi-ta
13. 1(gesz2) 4(u) gurusz
14. [1(disz)] geme2
reverse
  blank space
1. gurum2 ak
2. sahar zi#-ga {gesz}kiri6 gar-sza-an-na{ki}
3. giri3 puzur4-{d}nin-kar-ke3 dub-sar
4. iti ezem-{d}szu-{d}suen
5. mu ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} mu-hul
left
1. [u4 n-kam]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (record of male workers for a garden)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P325986

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 90.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 24.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation 75% (Surface: 90%)

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 52-07-006
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 162931

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 179

    [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 09:52:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:24:14 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:55:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:48:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:52:14 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, 0179 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325986.
CUSAS 03, 0179 artifact entry (No. P325986). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325986
CUSAS 03, 0179 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325986 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0179 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325986},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325986},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325986
LB  - CDLI:P325986
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0179 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325986
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 0179 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325986.
CUSAS 03, 0179 artifact entry (No. P325986). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325986
CUSAS 03, 0179 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325986 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0179 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325986},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325986},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325986
LB  - CDLI:P325986
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0179 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325986
ER  -
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