CUSAS 03, 1040 (P324405)

Letter 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 49-15-399

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (Letter order instructing Turam-ili to deliver the balanced accounts of Adad-illat the mojor-domo, for the years SS 6 to IS 3, as soon as possible.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

36.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. tu-ra-am-i3-li2
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. nig2-ka9 {d}iszkur-illat szabra
4. mu na-ru2-a-mah ta
reverse
1. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul-sze3
2. he2-en-ga2-ga2
3. u2-la2-bi

Text content

Genre(s) Letter (Letter order instructing Turam-ili to deliver the balanced accounts of Adad-illat the mojor-domo, for the years SS 6 to IS 3, as soon as possible.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šū-Suen.03.00.00 to Ibbi-Suen.03.00.00

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P324405

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 36.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation complete (Surface: 100%)
Tablet is in perfect condition

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 49-15-399
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 164003

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 1040

    [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
2011-07-22 at 14:54:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:45:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:51:26 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, 1040 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324405.
CUSAS 03, 1040 artifact entry (No. P324405). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324405
CUSAS 03, 1040 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324405 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 1040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324405},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324405},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324405
LB  - CDLI:P324405
M1  - 2026/4/28/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 1040 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324405
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 03, 1040 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324405.
CUSAS 03, 1040 artifact entry (No. P324405). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324405
CUSAS 03, 1040 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324405 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 1040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324405},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324405},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324405
LB  - CDLI:P324405
M1  - 2026/4/28/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 1040 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324405
ER  -
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