CUSAS 03, 1173 (P324199)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 49-15-193

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Ilum-rapi, the merchant, received apples, using the seal of Baba-tab; "when his seal is produced, this tablet will be destroyed."#)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

50.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...] sila3# haszhur duru5 gur
2. dingir#-ra-pi5 dam-gar3
3. szu ba-ti
4. nig2-ka9-ak-ta
5. {d}ba-ba6-da
6. ba-[an?]-na#-zi
reverse
1. kiszib3 dingir-ra-pi5
2. u4-um-tum2
3. kiszib3 {d}ba-ba6-da
4. zi-re-dam
  seal impression
5. iti ezem-me-ki-gal2
6. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal [ma2]-gur8-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-dim2
seal 1
  illegible

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Ilum-rapi, the merchant, received apples, using the seal of Baba-tab; "when his seal is produced, this tablet will be destroyed."#)
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 005547 (composite) (P458257) S005547 Garšana (mod. uncertain) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P324199

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 50.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation complete (Surface: 100%)

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 49-15-193
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 164078

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 1173

    [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
2015-03-13 at 12:42:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-07-25 at 08:11:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-06-07 at 12:25:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:54:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:45:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:41:35 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. 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 Artifacts

“CUSAS 03, 1173 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324199.
CUSAS 03, 1173 artifact entry (No. P324199). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324199
CUSAS 03, 1173 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324199 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 1173 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324199},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324199},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324199
LB  - CDLI:P324199
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 1173 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324199
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 03, 1173 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324199.
CUSAS 03, 1173 artifact entry (No. P324199). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324199
CUSAS 03, 1173 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324199 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 1173 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324199},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324199},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324199
LB  - CDLI:P324199
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 1173 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324199
ER  -
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