CUSAS 03, 0740 (P322915)

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 48-09-001

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Hani weighed out wool.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

47.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) tug2 siki-ud5
2. ki-la2-bi 1(u) 5(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na
3. 1(disz) bar-si siki-ud5 sza3-tag e2-ba-an
4. ki-la2-bi 2(disz) ma-na
5. 1(disz) [...]
6. ki-la2-bi# [...]
reverse
1. 1(u) [...]
2. ki-la2-bi [...]
3. ha-ni i3#-[la2]
  seal impression
4. [iti] ezem#-an-na
5. [mu e2] {d}szara2 [umma{ki}]-ka# 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 (Hani weighed out wool.)
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/P322915

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 47.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 19.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation complete (Surface: 100%)
Complete, but upper left corner broken, reverse partly deteriorated

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 48-09-001
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 163699

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 740

    [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.405-454, p. 436-437

    [Waetzoldt2011Textilproduktion] Waetzoldt, Hartmut. 2011. “Die Textilproduktion von Garšana.” In Garšana Studies, edited by David I. Owen, 405–54. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 6. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

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 08:56:46 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-12-25 at 09:39:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. 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 14:53:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:43:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:50:27 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, 0740 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322915.
CUSAS 03, 0740 artifact entry (No. P322915). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322915
CUSAS 03, 0740 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322915 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0740 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322915},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322915},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P322915
LB  - CDLI:P322915
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0740 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P322915
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 0740 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322915.
CUSAS 03, 0740 artifact entry (No. P322915). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322915
CUSAS 03, 0740 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322915 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0740 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322915},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322915},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P322915
LB  - CDLI:P322915
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0740 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P322915
ER  -
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