CUSAS 03, 0737 (P324572)

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 49-15-566

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Textiles received by Szu-Ninisina from Amrini; they are listed together with, or perhaps described as, "the throne of Shu-Kabta." The question is what the garments have to do with that throne; Shu-Kabta had died earlier that year. Perhaps this is the di)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

44.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) tug2# nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
2. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2 a-gi4-um
3. 1(disz) tug2 ba-tab duh-hu-um tab-ba du
4. {gesz}gu-za szu-kab-ta2
reverse
1. [ki] am-ri-ni-ta
2. [szu]-{d}nin-isin2 szu ba-ti
3. iti ezem-mah
4. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4
5. e2 {d}szara2 umma{ki}-ka mu-du3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Textiles received by Szu-Ninisina from Amrini; they are listed together with, or perhaps described as, "the throne of Shu-Kabta." The question is what the garments have to do with that throne; Shu-Kabta had died earlier that year. Perhaps this is the di)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P324572

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 44.0 mm × 40.0 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 49-15-566
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 163854

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 737

    [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 14:54:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:46:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:51:42 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, 0737 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324572.
CUSAS 03, 0737 artifact entry (No. P324572). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324572
CUSAS 03, 0737 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324572 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
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	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0737 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324572},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324572},
}

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M1  - 2026/4/21/
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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 03, 0737 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324572.
CUSAS 03, 0737 artifact entry (No. P324572). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324572
CUSAS 03, 0737 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324572 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0737 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324572},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324572},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324572
LB  - CDLI:P324572
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0737 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324572
ER  - 
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