CUSAS 03, 0198 (P329387)

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 48-07-069

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

151.0 mm × 64.0 mm × 32.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [n gurusz su-ga]-ni#-a nu-banda3-gu4
2'. [n gurusz] nu-banda3-gu4
3'. [n gurusz] {d}ma-lik-illat nu-banda3-gu4
4'. [n gurusz] ur#-{d}dumu-zi nu-banda3-gu4
5'. [n gurusz] ti#-ga-AN nu-banda3-gu4
6'. [sza3-gu4]-me-esz2
  blank space
7'. [n?] 6(disz)
8'. ugula [nu-ur2-{d}]iszkur szabra
9'. [n gurusz szitim] ARAD2 e2-A
10'. [n gurusz szitim] lu2# {d}[inanna]-unu{ki}-ga
11'. [n gurusz szitim lu2] ensi2 marad2?{ki}-me-esz2
  blank space
12'. [szunigin n] gurusz szitim
13'. [szunigin n] gurusz
14'. [sza3-bi]-ta
15'. [n gurusz] szitim sig4 ma-szub-ba gub-ba
16'. [n gurusz ...]-de3# e2-ki-mu-ra du3-a
17'. [n gurusz] im lu-[a gub-ba]
18'. [n gurusz] a bala-[a gub-ba]
reverse
1. [... gurusz] im lu-[a gub-ba]
2. [n gurusz ...]-bi? bala-a [gub-ba]
3. nig2# ...-x-sze3 in-u-a [gub-ba]
4. 3(disz) gurusz in-[u-a] e2 {d}szu-{d}suen i3#-gal2-ta
5. im lu-a e2-[duru5] ib2-IL2
6. [... gar-sza]-an-na{ki}-ta
7. ka i7-sze3 ma2 gid2-da
8. 6(disz) gurusz in-u [{d}szu]-{d}suen-am-ma-ar-ra{ki}-ta de6-a kar-ta ga2-nun-sze3 ib2-IL2
9. 2(disz) gurusz bappir diri sag5-ga2-de3 gub-ba
10. 1(disz) gurusz in-u ka i7 ta [...]-x en-nu-ga2 ma2 x-a gid2#
11. 1(disz) gurusz tu-ra szu-{d}iszkur# nu-banda3-gu4#
12. [1(disz) gurusz] tu-ra
13. [1(disz)] nin-{d}[...]
14. 1(disz) bi2-za-tum#
15. 1(disz) szu-{d}iszkur#
16. 1(disz) {d}[...]
17. {d}ma-lik-illat [nu-banda3]-gu4
18. ugula nu-ur2-{d}iszkur szabra
19. 1(disz) gurusz tu-ra a-bi2-a-ti nu-banda3-gu4
20. zah3 a-bu-du10 puzur4-a-bi nu-banda3-gu4
21. zah3 [szu?]-{d}i-szum
22. zah3 [...]
23. zah3 [...]-x-UD
24. [...] nu-banda3-gu4
25. [ugula ...] szabra
  blank space
26. [szunigin n gurusz] szitim
27. [szunigin n gurusz]
  rest broken

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/P329387

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 151.0 mm × 64.0 mm × 32.0 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 48-07-069
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 162891

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 198

    [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 09:52:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:24:17 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:55:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:48:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:52:17 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, 0198 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P329387.
CUSAS 03, 0198 artifact entry (No. P329387). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P329387
CUSAS 03, 0198 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P329387 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0198 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P329387},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P329387},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P329387
LB  - CDLI:P329387
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0198 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P329387
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 0198 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P329387.
CUSAS 03, 0198 artifact entry (No. P329387). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P329387
CUSAS 03, 0198 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P329387 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0198 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P329387},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P329387},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P329387
LB  - CDLI:P329387
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0198 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P329387
ER  -
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