CUSAS 16, 009 (P416164)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Columbia University Library, New York, New York, USA

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Columbia University Library, New York, New York, USA

Museum Number

CULC 157

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) gurusz he2-dab5
2. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) karadin5 3(ban2)-ta
3. ugula lu2-da-gi-na
4. 5(disz) gurusz 4(u) karadin5 3(ban2)-ta
5. ugula lu2-du-du
6. 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz 1(gesz2) 4(u) la2 2(disz@t) karadin5 3(ban2)-ta
7. ugula lu2-dingir-ra
8. 4(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) karadin5 3(ban2)-ta
9. he2-dab5-me
10. 1(u) gesz-bi-ak
11. 1(u) lu2-mas-su2 engar#
reverse
1. [1(u)] ur-lu2 [engar?]
2. [...] lu2#-{d}gesz-bar-e3# engar#
3. [...] lu2-{d}x engar
  blank space
4. [lu2] uru11{ki}-me
5. [n] {d}utu-bar-ra engar
  blank space
6. [ugula] sanga# {d}ig-alim
7. 6(disz) engar 5(u) karadin5 3(ban2)-ta
8. x-x szesz-kal-la
9. e2 ba-gara2
10. iti GAN2-masz u4 4(disz) ba-zal
11. sza3 iri-da NI-|ABxMASZ|

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/P416164

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Columbia University Library, New York, New York, USA
Museum Number CULC 157
Accession Number 01.157; M147

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 190625

References

  • primary: CUSAS 16, 9

    [Garfinkle2010CUSAS16] Garfinkle, Steven J., Herbert Sauren, and Marc Van De Mieroop. 2010. Ur III Tablets from the Columbia University Libraries. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 16. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-08-24 at 12:01:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:52:27 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-07-19 at 16:43:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-03-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 16, 009 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 4, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P416164.
CUSAS 16, 009 artifact entry (No. P416164). (2011, March 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416164
CUSAS 16, 009 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416164 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2011CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {mar 4},
	title = {CUSAS 16, 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P416164},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P416164},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/3/4/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P416164
LB  - CDLI:P416164
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - CUSAS 16, 009 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P416164
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 16, 009 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 4, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P416164.
CUSAS 16, 009 artifact entry (No. P416164). (2011, March 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416164
CUSAS 16, 009 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416164 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2011CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {mar 4},
	title = {CUSAS 16, 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P416164},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P416164},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/3/4/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P416164
LB  - CDLI:P416164
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - CUSAS 16, 009 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P416164
ER  -
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