CUNES 49-15-167 (P324173)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 49-15-167

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Laborers (women).)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

56.0 mm × 43.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (Laborers (women).)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

sealed; inscribed "Shu-Kabta the physician, son of Naram-ili the gatekeeper; Ea-shar, scribe, his servant (=Ea-shar A).

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

CDLI number	P324173
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P324173

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet & envelope
Dimensions	56.0 mm × 43.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	25%

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 49-15-167
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	189718

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CUNES 49-15-167 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324173.

CUNES 49-15-167 artifact entry (No. P324173). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324173

CUNES 49-15-167 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324173 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUNES 49-15-167 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324173.

CUNES 49-15-167 artifact entry (No. P324173). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324173

CUNES 49-15-167 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324173 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUNES 49-15-167 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324173},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324173},
}

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PY  - 2006
ID  - P324173
LB  - CDLI:P324173
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - CUNES 49-15-167 artifact entry
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