CUSAS 06, p. 233-334 1538 (P411986)

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 56-01-013

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

55.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. gaba-ri
 en: copies
3. nig2-gur11 sze-le-bu-tum nu-banda3
 en: of goods of Šelēbūtum, the supervisor,
4. u3 szu-{d}ma-lik dumu-ni
 en: and Šū-Mālik, his son,
5. im szu szum2-ma
 en: tablets of receipt,
6. szu-ti-a id-li2-id
 en: receipts of Idlid,
7. i-kun-si-ir szabra
 en: Ikūn-sir, the chief household administrator,
8. da-da-ba-ni engar
 en: Dada-bani, the plowman,
9. szu-na-na na-gada
 en: Šunana, the herdsman;
10. la2-ia3 su-ga
 en: deficits, repayments,
reverse
1. sza-at-{d}suen dumu-munus ul-luh-uri5{ki}
 en: of Šāt-Suen, daughter of Ulluḫ-ūri,
2. u3 zi-ga ibila 3(disz)-a-ba
 en: and credits of the 3 elder sons,
3. sza3-ba i3-gal2
 en: herein are;
4. nu-ur2-i3-li2
 en: Nūr-ilī
5. u3 szu-ku-bu-um dumu szu-{d}ma-lik
 en: and Šukubum, son of Šū-Mālik,
6. szu ba-an-ti-esz2
 en: received;
7. giri3 i3-li2-mi-ti di-ku5
 en: via Ilī-miti, the judge,
8. u3 lu2-du10-ga di-ku5
 en: and Luduga, the judge,
9. sza3 nibru{ki}
 en: in Nippur,
10. iti ki-siki-{d}nin-a-zu
 en: month “Wool center of Ninazu,”
11. mu us2-sa ma2 dara4-abzu {d}en-ki-ka ba-ab-du8
 en: year following: “The barge Dara-abzu of Enki was caulked.”

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P411986

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 55.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 19.0 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 56-01-013
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 190092

References

  • primary: CUSAS 6, p.233-334, 1538

    [Owen2011CUSAS6] Owen, David I. 2011. “Supplemental Texts Related to the Garšana Archives.” In Garšana Studies, edited by David I. Owen, 233–334. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 6. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-07-11 at 12:34:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-18 at 16:00:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-15 at 02:52:44 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-14 at 07:24:25 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-06-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Owen, David I. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 06, p. 233-334 1538 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 9, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P411986.
CUSAS 06, p. 233-334 1538 artifact entry (No. P411986). (2010, June 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P411986
CUSAS 06, p. 233-334 1538 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P411986 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P411986},
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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 06, p. 233-334 1538 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 9, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P411986.
CUSAS 06, p. 233-334 1538 artifact entry (No. P411986). (2010, June 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P411986
CUSAS 06, p. 233-334 1538 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P411986 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 9},
	title = {CUSAS 06, p. 233-334 1538 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P411986},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P411986},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/9/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P411986
LB  - CDLI:P411986
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - CUSAS 06, p. 233-334 1538 artifact entry
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