CUSAS 03, 0257 (P324018)

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 49-15-012

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Workers withdrawn from Ashtakar.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

48.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) geme2 sag#-dub
2. 1(u) 6(disz) geme2 a2 1/3(disz)-ta#
3. u4 1(disz)-sze3
4. geme2 usz-bar-me-esz2
5. gaba sag3-de3 gub-ba
reverse
1. u4# lugal-e ba-x-[a]
  blank space
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2. ki asz-ta2-qar#-[ta]
3. ba-zi#
4. iti ezem-{d}szu-{d}suen
5. mu {d}szu-{d}suen# [lugal] uri5#{ki}-ma-ke4 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

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 48.0 high × 43.0 wide × 18.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: complete
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 257

    [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 49-15-012
  • Accession No.:

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.09.09.00 ?
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-08-24 at 06:26:13 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:57:12 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-02-02 at 11:11:38 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2014-06-28 at 13:01:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-07-24 at 08:47:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:53:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2010-02-11 at 18:06:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:44:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:50:57 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

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 006035 (composite) (P458745) Garšana (mod. uncertain) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 03, 0257 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324018.
CUSAS 03, 0257 artifact entry (No. P324018). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324018
CUSAS 03, 0257 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324018 (Accessed: February 12, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-12]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0257 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324018},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324018},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324018
LB  - CDLI:P324018
M1  - 2026/2/12/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0257 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324018
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 03, 0257 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324018.
CUSAS 03, 0257 artifact entry (No. P324018). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324018
CUSAS 03, 0257 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324018 (Accessed: February 12, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-12]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0257 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324018},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324018},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324018
LB  - CDLI:P324018
M1  - 2026/2/12/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0257 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324018
ER  -
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