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CUSAS 03, 1118 (P324471)

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

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 49-15-465

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Malik-bani received a flour delivery (for?) Simat-Ea.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

40.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(barig) 2(ban2) dabin
2. mu-kux(DU) me-e2#-[a]
3. {d!}ma-lik-ba-[ni]
4. szu ba-an!-ti
reverse
1. iti ezem-{d!}szul-[gi]
2. mu ma-da [za-ab]-sza-li[{ki} mu]-hul
seal 1
illegible

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)

Collections

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 40.0 high × 35.0 wide × 19.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation: 75%
Condition Description: The writing of some signs is unusual; for example, the sign DINGIR in lines 2, 4, and 5 always lacks oblique wedges; i.e. it is written 'masz' #
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (Malik-bani received a flour delivery (for?) Simat-Ea.)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: CUSAS 3, 1118

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CUNES 49-15-465
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Garšana (mod. uncertain)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.07.08.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2011-07-22 at 14:54:32	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2009-06-03 at 11:46:08	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2008-01-03 at 20:51:33	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (163427) (163427)

Seals

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

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

Notes

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CDLI Notes: -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 03, 1118 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324471.

CUSAS 03, 1118 artifact entry (No. P324471). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324471

CUSAS 03, 1118 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324471 (Accessed: January 25, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-25]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 1118 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324471},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324471},
}

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M1  - 2026/1/25/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 1118 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 03, 1118 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324471.

CUSAS 03, 1118 artifact entry (No. P324471). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324471

CUSAS 03, 1118 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324471 (Accessed: January 25, 2026).

@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-25]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 1118 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324471},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324471},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324471
LB  - CDLI:P324471
M1  - 2026/1/25/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 1118 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324471
ER  -