CUSAS 03, 1477 (P322463)

Legal tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), 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

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Museum Collection(s)

Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Museum Number

CUNES 48-02-061

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (A loan of uncertain goods, with seven witnesses, which occurred "at Puzrish-Dagan."#)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

72.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) ab2 mu 3(disz)
2. gu4 szu-ma-li2-ik
3. nig2-sa10-ma-bi
4. 5(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur-sze3
5. a-bi2-a-ti
6. in-szi-sa10
7. u4 kur2 nu-ub-gi4-gi4-da
8. mu lugal-bi# in-pa3#
9. igi a-mur-{d}suen-sze3
10. igi nig2-mu-me-en-sze3
reverse
1. igi i-[...-sze3]
2. igi szu-[...-sze3]
3. igi szu-[...-sze3]
4. igi nu-ur2#-[zu-sze3]
5. igi dingir-a-[...]-sze3
6. igi szu-{d}iszkur-sze3
7. igi a-hu-du10-sze3
8. sza3 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan
9. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me
10. iti a2-ki-ti
11. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 na-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-du3
seal 1
1. a-da-i3-zu?
2. dumu puzur4-[...]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 72.0 high × 51.0 wide × 22.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: complete
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal (A loan of uncertain goods, with seven witnesses, which occurred "at Puzrish-Dagan."#)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 1477

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CUNES 48-02-061
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain] Provenience Comments:

    Garshana ?

  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.06.07.00 (Reichskalender)
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-07-28 at 14:26:21 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:52:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:41:44 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:50:00 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 001699 (composite) (P454409) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 1477 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322463.
CUSAS 03, 1477 artifact entry (No. P322463). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322463
CUSAS 03, 1477 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322463 (Accessed: August 12, 2025).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-12]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 1477 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322463},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322463},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P322463
LB  - CDLI:P322463
M1  - 2025/8/12/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 1477 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P322463
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 1477 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322463.
CUSAS 03, 1477 artifact entry (No. P322463). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322463
CUSAS 03, 1477 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322463 (Accessed: August 12, 2025).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-12]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 1477 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322463},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322463},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P322463
LB  - CDLI:P322463
M1  - 2025/8/12/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 1477 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P322463
ER  -
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