CUSAS 03, 0245 (P324172)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 49-15-166

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Laborers (weaver women) withdrawn from Ashtakar.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

54.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 6(disz) geme2 usz-bar u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. munu4 nag4-ga2-de3 gub-ba
3. er3-ra-ba-ni maszkim
reverse
1. zi-[ga szu]-kab#-ta2
2. ki# [asz-ta2-qar]-ta#
3. [ba]-zi
4. iti a2-ki-ti
5. mu ma2-gur8-mah ba-du3
envelope
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 6(disz) geme2 usz-bar u4 1(disz)-[sze3]
2. [munu4] nag4-ga2-de3 [gub-ba]
3. er3-ra-ba-ni maszkim
reverse
1. zi-ga szu-[kab-ta2]
2. ki asz-ta2-[qar-ta]
3. ba-zi
4. sza3 gar-sza-an-na{ki}
5. iti a2-ki-ti
6. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4-[ma2-gur8]-mah {d}en-lil2 [{d}nin-lil2]-ra# [mu-du3]
seal 1
column 1
1. szu-kab-ta2
2. a-zu
3. dumu na-ra-am-i3-li2
4. sukkal i3-du8
column 2
1. e2-a-szar
2. dub-sar
3. ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Laborers (weaver women) withdrawn from Ashtakar.)
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 005829 (composite) (P458539) S005829 Garšana (mod. uncertain) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P324172

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 54.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation complete (Surface: 80%)

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 49-15-166
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 163002

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 245

    [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
2017-11-14 at 09:26:22 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2017-11-14 at 09:26:04 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2013-06-07 at 12:25:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:54:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:45:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:51:08 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, 0245 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324172.
CUSAS 03, 0245 artifact entry (No. P324172). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324172
CUSAS 03, 0245 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324172 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0245 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324172},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324172},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324172
LB  - CDLI:P324172
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0245 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324172
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 03, 0245 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324172.
CUSAS 03, 0245 artifact entry (No. P324172). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324172
CUSAS 03, 0245 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324172 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0245 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324172},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324172},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324172
LB  - CDLI:P324172
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0245 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324172
ER  -
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