CUSAS 03, 0970 (P323718)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 49-11-032

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (gaba-ri Various goods from Adad-illat, withdrawn (copy). Taken to Cornell for conservation, 8-9-2000.#)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

118.0 mm × 64.0 mm × 22.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) udu niga gu4-e-us2#-[sa]
2. 1(ban2) zi3 sig15#
3. 3(disz) sila3 zi3-[x]
4. 2(disz) sila3 esza#
5. {d}inanna zabala4[{ki}]
6. e2-a-szar dub-sar maszkim#
7. 1(disz) udu niga gu4-e-us2-[sa]
8. {d}nin-{d}su4-an-na-sza3-[e2]-gal#
9. iti u4 6(disz) ba-zal
10. 1(disz) szah2-ze2-da ga
11. ki-a-nag-da-da-sze3
12. an-ta-lu2 agrig maszkim
13. [n] sze
14. [n] sila3# i3-gesz
15. [x-x]-x {gesz}sag3-ga pad diri gir2-su{ki} 2(disz)-a-ba-x
reverse
1. nig2-{d}ba#-[ba6{ki}-sze3?]
2. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3# [...]
3. 8(disz) 1/2(disz) [sila3 ...]
4. al-[...]
5. ma-x-[...] maszkim#
  blank space
6. zi-ga [szu-kab]-ta2
7. ki {d}iszkur-illat-ta ba-zi
8. sza3 gar-sza-an-na{ki}
9. iti ezem-{d}nin-a-zu
10. mu [{d}]szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4? na#-[ru2-a]-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-[lil2-ra] mu-ne-[du3]
left
1. gaba-ri

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 118.0 high × 64.0 wide × 22.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: 75%
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    unsealed

  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (gaba-ri Various goods from Adad-illat, withdrawn (copy). Taken to Cornell for conservation, 8-9-2000.#)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 970

    [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 49-11-032
  • Accession No.:

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.06.05.00
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 14:53:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:43:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:50:40 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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Cite this Artifact
“CUSAS 03, 0970 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323718.
CUSAS 03, 0970 artifact entry (No. P323718). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323718
CUSAS 03, 0970 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323718 (Accessed: June 16, 2025).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-16]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0970 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323718},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323718},
}


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