CUSAS 03, 0453 (P324376)

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 49-15-370

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Debit of cereals that Ziti'a must replace.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

42.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(barig) 4(ban2) [5(disz) sila3 sze]
2. si-[i3-tum]
3. a2 [dabin]
4. [zi-ti!(BAL)-a ugula?]
  blank space
reverse
1. in-da-[gal2]
2. sza3 gar-sza-an-na{ki}
3. iti ezem-mah
4. mu ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} mu-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze#
2. si-i3-tum
3. a2 dabin
4. zi-ti!(BAL)-a ugula x
reverse
1. in-da-gal2
2. sza3 gar-sza-an-na{ki}
  seal impression
3. iti ezem-[mah]
4. mu {d}szu-{d}suen# [lugal] uri5{ki#}-[ma-ke4 ma-da za-ab]-sza-li{ki} mu-hul#
seal 1
1. zi-ti-a
2. dumu-munus sza-tum

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Debit of cereals that Ziti'a must replace.)
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 005532 (composite) (P458242) S005532 Garšana (mod. uncertain) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P324376

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 42.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 17.0 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 49-15-370
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 163277

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 453

    [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 11:19:23 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 14:54:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:45:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:51:24 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, 0453 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324376.
CUSAS 03, 0453 artifact entry (No. P324376). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324376
CUSAS 03, 0453 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324376 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0453 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324376},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324376},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324376
LB  - CDLI:P324376
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0453 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324376
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 03, 0453 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324376.
CUSAS 03, 0453 artifact entry (No. P324376). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324376
CUSAS 03, 0453 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324376 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0453 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324376},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324376},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324376
LB  - CDLI:P324376
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0453 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324376
ER  -
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