CUSAS 03, 1233 (P323729)

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

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 49-11-043

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Ur-Dumuzi received containers.#)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

93.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 2(u) sze gur i3-dub 1(disz)-kam
 en: xxx
2. 1(gesz2) sze gur i3-dub 2(disz)-kam
 en: xxx
3. 1(u) 9(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur i3-dub 3(disz)-kam
 en: xxx
4. 2(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur i3-dub [4(disz)-kam]
 en: xxx
5. 1(u) ziz2 gur i3-dub 5(disz)-[kam]
 en: xxx
6. 4(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gig gur i3-dub 6(disz)-kam
 en: xxx
  blank space
7. 3(gesz2) 1(asz) 3(barig) sze gur 1(u) ziz2 gur 4(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gig gur
 en: xxx
8. sze-GAN2-bi
 en: xxx
9. 3(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) sze gur
 en: xxx
10. 1(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) ziz2 gur
11. la2-ia3 su-ga sze gu4-e na-am-DU ur-{d}dumu-zi u3 i-din-er3-ra
12. 4(asz) dabin gur
reverse
1. pisan#-dub-ba-ka gal2-la
 en: in the basket-of-tablets being:
2. 1(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
 en: xxx
3. 3(asz) 4(barig) ziz2 gur
 en: xxx
4. ki u-bar-tum-ta
 en: xxx
5. 3(asz) sze gur-ta#? i7 gu4
 en: xxx
6. sila-a gal2-la
 en: xxx
  blank space
7. [szunigin] 4(gesz2) 2(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
 en: xxx
8. szunigin 2(u) 5(asz) ziz2 gur
 en: xxx
9. szunigin 4(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gig gur
 en: xxx
  blank space
10. ur#-[{d}dumu]-zi# nu-banda3-gu4
11. [szu] ba#-ti
12. giri3 e2-a-szar# [szabra]
13. iti u5-bi2-gu7 u4 [n-kam]
14. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 si-mu-ru-um{ki} mu-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Ur-Dumuzi received containers.#)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P323729

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 93.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 22.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation complete (Surface: 100%)

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 49-11-043
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 163310

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 1233

    [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 09:52:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:17:41 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:53:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:43:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:50:41 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 Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 1233 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323729.
CUSAS 03, 1233 artifact entry (No. P323729). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323729
CUSAS 03, 1233 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323729 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 1233 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323729},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323729},
}


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M1  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 1233 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 1233 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323729.
CUSAS 03, 1233 artifact entry (No. P323729). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323729
CUSAS 03, 1233 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323729 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 1233 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323729},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323729},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323729
LB  - CDLI:P323729
M1  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 1233 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323729
ER  -
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