CUSAS 03, 0251 (P324418)

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 49-15-412

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Withdrawal of laborers, including spinners, tanners, reed-mat weavers, a potter, a coppersmith, etc.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

48.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) geme2 gesz-i3 sur-sur
2. 1(disz) gurusz tug2-du8
3. 3(disz)# gurusz aszgab
4. 2(disz)#? gurusz ad-kup4
5. 1(disz)# gurusz bahar2
6. 1(disz) gurusz simug
7. 2(disz) gurusz# i3-du8
reverse
1. u4# 1(disz)-sze3
2. gaba sag3-de3 gub-ba
3. u4 dingir-re gaba na-we-er-dingir ba-a-gar-ra
4. e2#-a-szar dub-sar maszkim
5. zi#-ga szu-kab-ta2
6. ki# {d}iszkur-illat-ta ba-zi
7. sza3# gar#-sza-an-na{ki}
8. iti# ezem-mah
9. mu# ma2-gur8-mah ba-du3#

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Withdrawal of laborers, including spinners, tanners, reed-mat weavers, a potter, a coppersmith, etc.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P324418

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 48.0 mm × 41.0 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 49-15-412
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 162955

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 251

    [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
2013-12-16 at 16:26:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:54:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:46:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:51:29 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, 0251 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324418.
CUSAS 03, 0251 artifact entry (No. P324418). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324418
CUSAS 03, 0251 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324418 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0251 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324418},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324418},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324418
LB  - CDLI:P324418
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0251 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324418
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 03, 0251 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324418.
CUSAS 03, 0251 artifact entry (No. P324418). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324418
CUSAS 03, 0251 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324418 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0251 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324418},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324418},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324418
LB  - CDLI:P324418
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0251 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324418
ER  -
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