CUSAS 03, 0252 (P324729)

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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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 50-03-028

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (withdrawal)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

56.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz) geme2 sag#-dub
2. 1(u) 5(disz) geme2 a2# 1/3(disz)#-ta
3. geme2# usz-bar#-me-esz2
4. n geme2 gu
5. u4# 9(disz) 1/2(disz)-sze3
6. gaba# sag3-de3 gub-[ba]
reverse
1. u4 szu-kab-ta2 ba-usz2-<a>
2. e2-a-szar maszkim
3. ki {d}iszkur-illat-ta
4. ba-zi
5. iti ezem-an-na
6. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 ma2-gur8-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-dim2
envelope
obverse
1. [1(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz) geme2] sag#-dub
2. [1(u) 5(disz) geme2] a2# 1/3(disz)#-ta
3. [geme2 usz]-bar#-me-esz2
4. [n] geme2# gu
5. [u4] 9(disz) 1/2(disz)-sze3
6. gaba# sag3-de3# gub-ba#
reverse
1. [u4] szu#-kab-ta2 ba#-usz2#-[a]
2. e2-a-szar dub-sar maszkim#
3. [ki asz]-ta2-qar-ta#
4. [ba]-zi
5. [sza3] gar#-sza-an-na{ki}
6. [iti] ezem#-an-na
7. [mu {d}]szu#-{d}suen lugal-e [ma2-gur8-mah]-{d}en-lil2 {d#}nin#-[lil2-ra] mu-ne-dim2
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba-ke4
column 2
1. ku#-ba#-[tum]
2. na-[...]
3. ME-[...]
4. nin9-ki-[ag2]
5. lukur-a-[ni-ir]
6. in#-[na-ba]

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 56.0 high × 47.0 wide × 24.0 thick
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 252

    [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.

  • history: HSAO 9, p.145-174, p. 162, p. 167 8, p. 170 8

    [Mayr2004-8AMVDIQL] Mayr, Rudolf H., and David I. Owen. 2004. “The Royal Gift Seal in the Ur III Period.” In Von Sumer Nach Ebla Und Zurück. Festschrift Giovanni Pettinato Zum 27. September 1999 Gewidmet von Freunden, Kollegen Und Schülern., 9:145–74. Heidelberger Studien Zum Alten Orient. Heidelberg.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CUNES 50-03-028
  • Accession No.:

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.08.11.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-12-28 at 12:05:29 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact, Other Entity Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2022-01-29 at 11:21:48 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2019-08-16 at 13:15:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:57:11 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:54:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:46:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:51:50 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI approved View

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

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003027 (composite) (P455737) Garšana (mod. uncertain) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“CUSAS 03, 0252 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P324729.
CUSAS 03, 0252 artifact entry (No. P324729). (2024, December 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324729 (Original work published 2006)
CUSAS 03, 0252 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324729 (Accessed: June 17, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 28},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0252 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324729},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324729},
}


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