CUSAS 03, 0163 (P329372)

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 48-07-054

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (gaba-ri Labor.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

132.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 26.0 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. 2(u) la2 1(disz) [gurusz gub-ba]
6. ugula be-li2-[i3-li2]
7. ARAD2 e2-A-[me-esz2]
8. 2(u) [n?] gurusz# 1(u) 2(disz) [geme2 ugula ...]
9. [n] gurusz 1(u) 6(disz) [geme2 ugula ...]
10. [n] gurusz 1(u) 2(disz) geme2 [ugula ...]
11. 1(disz) gurusz 2(disz) geme2 [ugula ...]
12. 2(disz) gurusz [...]
13. 1(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz ugula [...]
14. 1(u) gurusz 1(disz) geme2 ugula [...]
15. lu2 hun-ga2-[me-esz2]
  blank space
16. szunigin 1(u) [gurusz szitim]
17. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) la2 1(disz) [gurusz]
18. szunigin 4(u) 3(disz) [geme2]
19. sza3-[bi-ta]
20. 1(disz) gurusz# [szitim um-mi-a]
21. 3(disz) gurusz szitim 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz 1(u) geme2#
22. e2 bu-ta-nu-um du3-a
23. 3(disz) gurusz szitim 7(disz) gurusz 1(u) 1(disz) geme2
24. e2 hu-lu-lu du3-a
25. 1(disz) gurusz szitim 1(u) 6(disz) gurusz 1(u) 2(disz) geme2
26. e2 a-gu-a du3-a
reverse
1. 1(disz) gurusz [szitim 4(disz) gurusz 1(u) geme2]
2. e2 a-bu-du10 du3-a
3. 1(disz) gurusz szitim tak2-si-ru-um sza3 e2-gal
4. 6(disz) gurusz im lu-a
5. 1(u) gurusz kar-ki-mu-ra du3-a
6. 6(disz) gurusz iz-zi gul-la
7. 3(disz) gurusz da-bad3 de6-a
8. 3(disz) gurusz i3-du8
9. 1(disz) gurusz ugula
10. 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz ma2 gaba-ri-a igi szu-kab-ta2-sze3 du-[a]
  blank space
11. szunigin 1(u) gurusz szitim
12. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz
13. szunigin 4(u) 3(disz) geme2
14. zi-ga-am3 gurum2 ak
15. giri3 puzur4-{d}nin-kar-ke3
16. u3 {d}iszkur-illat [szabra]
17. iti [...]
18. [mu ...]
left
1. u4 3(u)-kam

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (gaba-ri Labor.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P329372

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 132.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 26.0 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 48-07-054
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 162870

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 163

    [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 14:24:13 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:55:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:48:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:52:15 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, 0163 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P329372.
CUSAS 03, 0163 artifact entry (No. P329372). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P329372
CUSAS 03, 0163 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P329372 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0163 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P329372},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P329372},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P329372
LB  - CDLI:P329372
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0163 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P329372
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 0163 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P329372.
CUSAS 03, 0163 artifact entry (No. P329372). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P329372
CUSAS 03, 0163 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P329372 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0163 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P329372},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P329372},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P329372
LB  - CDLI:P329372
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0163 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P329372
ER  -
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