CUSAS 03, 1525 (P253712)

Receipt tablet excavated in Garšana (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 4702

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Receipt (receipt)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) kusz masz-da3!(NI) gal niga#
2. 1(disz) kusz a-ga2-la2#
3. 4(u) kusz udu ka-tab e-ri2-na
4. a2 mu-kux(DU)
5. ki a-na-ah-i3-li2-ta
reverse
1. ba-zi
  seal impression
2. iti ses-da-gu7
3. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 e2 {d}szara2 umma{ki} mu-du3
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. me-{d}isztaran
2. nin9 ki-ag2-ga2-ni
3. {d}iszkur-illat
4. dumu a-bi2-a
5. ARAD2-zu
column 3
1. dub-sar

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative > Receipt (receipt)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 006035 (composite) (P458745) S006035 Garšana (mod. uncertain) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P253712

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Garšana (mod. uncertain) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number MS 4702
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 170093

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 1525

    [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.

  • history: CUSAS 39, 110

    [Dahl2020CUSAS39] Dahl, Jacob L. 2020. Ur III Texts in the Schøyen Collection. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 39. University Park, Pennsylvania: Eisenbrauns.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-08-24 at 06:26:13 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:49 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-04-28 at 13:48:34 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-02-02 at 03:51:48 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-02-02 at 03:24:07 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-09-16 at 02:55:34 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-01-23 at 08:13:36 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-07-21 at 16:02:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-07-19 at 10:34:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:45:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-02-05 at 17:13:28 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:34 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2004-12-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Bartash, Vitali; Dahl, Jacob L.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Johnson, J. Cale; Stadhouders, Henry CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 1525 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253712.
CUSAS 03, 1525 artifact entry (No. P253712). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253712
CUSAS 03, 1525 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253712 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 1525 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253712},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253712},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253712
LB  - CDLI:P253712
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 1525 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253712
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 1525 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253712.
CUSAS 03, 1525 artifact entry (No. P253712). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253712
CUSAS 03, 1525 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253712 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 1525 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253712},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253712},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253712
LB  - CDLI:P253712
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 1525 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253712
ER  -
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