CUSAS 03, 1046 (P324194)

Legal 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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 49-15-188

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Legal document regarding cereals, with three witnesses.#)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

51.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra saga
2. 4(disz) sila3 esza
3. 4(disz) sila3 ba-ba munu4
4. sza3-bi-ta
5. 1(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 kasz ge6 2(disz)-ta
6. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3# duh# duru5 saga
reverse
1. kab2 du11-ga
2. giri3 li-bur gudu4
3. igi# ba-zi ugula lu2 hun-ga2
4. igi {d}iszkur-illat
5. igi a-da-lal3 muhaldim
  blank space
6. iti masz-da3-gu7
7. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e na-ru2-a-mah mu-ne-[du3]
seal 1
1. li-bur
2. ARAD2 na-wi-ir-dingir
3. a-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (Legal document regarding cereals, with three witnesses.#)
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 002701 (composite) (P455411) S002701 Garšana (mod. uncertain) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P324194

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 51.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 18.0 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 49-15-188
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 164022

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 1046

    [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
2013-06-07 at 12:25:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:54:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:45:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:51:10 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, 1046 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324194.
CUSAS 03, 1046 artifact entry (No. P324194). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324194
CUSAS 03, 1046 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324194 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 1046 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324194},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324194},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324194
LB  - CDLI:P324194
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 1046 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324194
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 1046 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324194.
CUSAS 03, 1046 artifact entry (No. P324194). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324194
CUSAS 03, 1046 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324194 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 1046 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324194},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324194},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324194
LB  - CDLI:P324194
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 1046 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324194
ER  -
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