CUSAS 03, 0410 (P322518)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 48-04-004

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Withdrawal of [probably animals] from Ili-bilanni, at Garshana.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

47.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) [udu]
2. be-li2-[a-ri-ik]
3. u4 iri-ni-[sze3 i3-gen]-na#-a
4. 1(disz) [udu]
5. ki i3-li2-bi-la-ni-ta
reverse
1. ba-zi
2. sza3 gar-sza3?-an-na{ki}
  seal impression
3. iti sze-sag11-ku5
4. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 na-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-du3
envelope
obverse
1. 2(disz) udu
2. be-li2-a-ri-ik
3. u4 iri-ni-sze3 i3-gen-na-a
4. 1(disz) udu
  blank space
5. ki i3-li2-bi-la-ni-ta
reverse
1. ba-zi
2. sza3 gar-sza3?-an-na{ki}
3. iti sze-sag11-ku5
4. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e na-ru2-a-mah? mu-ne-du3
seal 1
1. szu-{d}kab2-ta a-zu
2. dumu na-ra-am-i3-li2
3. {d}iszkur-illat
4. dub-sar
5. dumu a-bi2-a ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Withdrawal of [probably animals] from Ili-bilanni, at Garshana.)
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 004199 (composite) (P456909) S004199 Garšana (mod. uncertain) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P322518

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 47.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 20.0 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 48-04-004
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 163491

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 410

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-10-25 at 11:31:13 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-10-20 at 06:57:53 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-06-07 at 12:25:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:52:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:42:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:50:05 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 0410 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322518.
CUSAS 03, 0410 artifact entry (No. P322518). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322518
CUSAS 03, 0410 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322518 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0410 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322518},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322518},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P322518
LB  - CDLI:P322518
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0410 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P322518
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 0410 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322518.
CUSAS 03, 0410 artifact entry (No. P322518). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322518
CUSAS 03, 0410 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322518 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0410 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322518},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322518},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P322518
LB  - CDLI:P322518
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0410 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P322518
ER  -
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