CUSAS 03, 0494 (P253720)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 4709

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(ban2) zi3-gu saga
2. 1(barig) zi3-gu du
3. 2(barig) dabin
4. 1(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
5. 7(disz) sila3 ninda ar3-ra saga
6. 4(disz) sila3 ar-za#-na
7. 5(disz) sila3 gu2-gal# al-us2#-sa#
8. u4 7(disz)#-kam
9. 1(ban2) zi3-gu saga
10. 1(barig) 2(ban2) zi3-gu du#
11. 2(barig) dabin#
12. 1(ban2) [zi3] sig15
13. 5(disz)# sila3 gu2-gal al-ar3-ra
reverse
1. 6(disz) sila3 ninda ar3-ra saga
2. 2(disz) sila3 [ba]-ba zi3
3. u4 8(disz)-kam
4. diri# sa2-du11 e2 agrig-sze3
5. an-ta-lu2 agrig maszkim
6. zi-ga szu-kab-ta2
7. ki {d}iszkur-illat-ta
8. ba-zi
9. sza3 gar-sza-an#-na{ki}
10. iti ezem-{d}nin-a-zu
11. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki#}-ma-ke4 ma2-gur8 mah {d#}en#-lil2# {d#}nin-lil2-ra [mu]-ne-dim2
edge
1. [...] 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 ninda gur gaba-ri

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CUSAS 3, 494

    [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 6, p.31-65, p. 54-55

    [Brunke2011Garšana] Brunke, Hagan. 2011. “Food in the Garšana Texts.” In Garšana Studies, edited by David I. Owen, 31–65. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 6. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

  • history: CUSAS 39, 100

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: MS 4709
  • Accession No.:

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.08.06.00
  • Alternative Years:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-05-13 at 02:15:41 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2018-04-08 at 15:03:32 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2018-04-05 at 14:57:32 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2015-01-23 at 08:25:06 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2015-01-23 at 08:23:59 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-12-10 at 10:59:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:45:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-05 at 17:13:28 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:34 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2004-12-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Bartash, Vitali; Dahl, Jacob L.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Johnson, J. Cale; Stadhouders, Henry CDLI Approved View

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CDLI Notes:

20141006 ozaki: cp. CUSAS 93, 0493

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 03, 0494 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253720.
CUSAS 03, 0494 artifact entry (No. P253720). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253720
CUSAS 03, 0494 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253720 (Accessed: March 6, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-06]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0494 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253720},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253720},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253720
LB  - CDLI:P253720
M1  - 2026/3/6/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0494 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253720
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 03, 0494 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253720.
CUSAS 03, 0494 artifact entry (No. P253720). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253720
CUSAS 03, 0494 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253720 (Accessed: March 6, 2026).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-06]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0494 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253720},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253720},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253720
LB  - CDLI:P253720
M1  - 2026/3/6/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0494 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253720
ER  -
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