CUSAS 03, 0253 (P324410)

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 49-15-404

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (gaba-ri Withdrawal and allocation of labor.#)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

48.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) gurusz aszgab
2. 1(disz) gurusz ad-kup4
3. u4 4(disz)-[sze3]
4. ma2 {gesz}dusu hi-a
5. gar-sza-an-na{ki}-ta
6. nibru{ki}-sze3
7. in-bu-sa-a
8. giri3 szu-{d}iszkur dub-sar
reverse
1. zi-ga me-{d}isztaran
2. ki {d}iszkur-illat-ta
3. ba-zi
4. iti ezem-{d}me-ki-gal2
5. mu ma2-gur8-mah ba-dim2
left
1. gaba-ri

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (gaba-ri Withdrawal and allocation of labor.#)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P324410

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 48.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 17.0 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 49-15-404
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 162956

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 253

    [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 14:54:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:45:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:51:27 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, 0253 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324410.
CUSAS 03, 0253 artifact entry (No. P324410). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324410
CUSAS 03, 0253 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324410 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0253 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324410},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324410},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324410
LB  - CDLI:P324410
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0253 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324410
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 03, 0253 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324410.
CUSAS 03, 0253 artifact entry (No. P324410). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324410
CUSAS 03, 0253 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324410 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0253 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324410},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324410},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324410
LB  - CDLI:P324410
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0253 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324410
ER  -
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