CUSAS 03, 0212 (P322662)

Administrative tablet 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 48-06-107

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (One column. Probably a worker allocation text. Adad-illat and Puzur-Ninkarrak are mentioned; some mention of geme2 and totals preserved, but 90% lost.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

38.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [n] 6(disz) gurusz ugula be-li2-i3-[li2]
4. ARAD2 e2-A-me-esz2
5. 2(u) 3(disz) gurusz 1(u) 4(disz) geme2 ugula ba-zi
6. 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz 1(u) 1(disz) geme2 ugula me-e2-[a]
7. 3(disz) gurusz 3(disz) geme2 ugula za-la-[a]
8. [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. szunigin 1(u) [gurusz szitim]
2'. szunigin 5(u) 3(disz) [gurusz]
3'. szunigin 2(u) 8(disz) [geme2]
4'. zi-ga-am3
5'. [gurum2 ak] giri3# {d}iszkur-illat#
6'. [u3] puzur4#-{d}nin-[kar-ke3]
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (One column. Probably a worker allocation text. Adad-illat and Puzur-Ninkarrak are mentioned; some mention of geme2 and totals preserved, but 90% lost.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P322662

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 38.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 24.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Museum Number CUNES 48-06-107
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 162907

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 212

    [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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:24:18 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:53:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:42:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:50:21 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 03, 0212 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322662.
CUSAS 03, 0212 artifact entry (No. P322662). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322662
CUSAS 03, 0212 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322662 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0212 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322662},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322662},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P322662
LB  - CDLI:P322662
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0212 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P322662
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 03, 0212 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322662.
CUSAS 03, 0212 artifact entry (No. P322662). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322662
CUSAS 03, 0212 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322662 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0212 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322662},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322662},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P322662
LB  - CDLI:P322662
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0212 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P322662
ER  -
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