CUSAS 03, 0644 (P324381)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 49-15-375

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Puzur-Akum received a garment from Ashtakar.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

49.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 27.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) tug2 guz-za du
2. ki asz-ta2-qar-ta
3. puzur4-a-kum!
4. szu ba-an-ti
5. kiszib3 tu-ra-a ib2-ra
reverse
1. giri3 {d}iszkur-illat
2. u3 {d}ma-lik-ba-ni
  blank space
  seal impression
3. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
4. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} mu-hul
seal 1
1. tu-[ra-a]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope Artifact type comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 49.0 high × 46.0 wide × 27.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: complete
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 644

    [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.

  • history: CUSAS 7, 95 (seal)

    [MayrCUSAS7] Mayr, Rudolf H. 2025. The Seal Impressions of the Garšana and the Umma Archives.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CUNES 49-15-375
  • Accession No.:

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.07.08.00
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-19 at 12:56:47 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-07-18 at 07:55:56 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2019-10-25 at 03:03:20 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:25:11 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2013-06-10 at 08:03:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:54:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:45:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:41:39 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:51:24 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI approved View

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -
Cite this Artifact
“CUSAS 03, 0644 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P324381.
CUSAS 03, 0644 artifact entry (No. P324381). (2024, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324381 (Original work published 2006)
CUSAS 03, 0644 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324381 (Accessed: June 28, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0644 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324381},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324381},
}


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