CUSAS 03, 0316 (P324902)

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 50-04-023

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Delivery of bricks.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

133.0 mm × 78.0 mm × 32.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [n sig4 ...]
2. [n ...]-ti-[...]
3. [n] me-[...]
4. 6(gesz2) [...]
5. 8(gesz2) sza#-zi#-ib#-tum#
6. 2(gesz2) la#-ma#-za-tum
7. 2(gesz2) ba-ku-tum
8. 4(gesz2) sza-at-i3-li2
9. 4(gesz2) a-hu-wa-qar
10. 4(gesz2) im-ti-dam
11. 6(gesz2) {d}utu-a-[bi]
12. 2(gesz2) [...]
13. 4(gesz2) [...]
  blank space
14. [...]
15. nam#-[1(u) ...]
16. 1(gesz'u) [n? ...]
17. [n ...]-NI
18. [n ...]-er3-ra
19. [n ...]
20. [n] me-{d}iszkur
  blank space
21. [n] 1(u) 5(disz)
22. [nam-1(u) ...]
23. [n] ...-tum#
24. [n ...]-ra
25. [n e2]-zu-zu
26. [n ...]-u2
27. [n ...]
28. [n ...]
column 2
1. [n ...]
2. [n ...]
3. [n ...]
4. 6(gesz2) da-da-a2
  blank space
5. 4(gesz'u) 5(u)
6. nam-1(u) la-al-ku-da
7. 2(gesz2) a-li2-um-mi
8. 6(gesz2) hi-ba-ti
9. [n] {d}utu-a-bi
10. [n] na-ni
11. [n] geme2-{d}nanna
12. [n] {d}iszkur-nu-ri
13. [n] szu-er3-ra
14. 4(gesz2) {d}iszkur-nu-ri min
15. 2(gesz2) na-ab-ri-tum
  blank space
16. 3(gesz'u) 4(gesz2)
17. nam-1(u) {d}iszkur-nu-ri
18. [4(gesz2)] sza-at-er3-ra
19. 4(gesz2) sza-hi-ti
20. 4(gesz2) na-ab-ri-tum
21. 4(gesz2) sza-at-i3-li2
22. 4(gesz2) u3-gi-ba?-sza#?
23. 6(gesz2) me-na-na-zi
24. 6(gesz2) a-li2-a-bi
25. [n] la-ma-za-tum
reverse
column 1
1. 2(gesz2) mi-ni-x-x
2. 2(gesz2) {d}iszkur-[nu-ri]
  blank space
3. 4(gesz'u) 4(gesz2)
4. nam-1(u) a-li2-a-bi
5. 2(gesz2) szi-bu-uz-ri
6. 6(gesz2) a-da-tum#
7. 4(gesz2) im-ti-dam#
  blank space
8. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2)
9. nam-1(u) im-ti-dam
  blank space
column 2
  blank space
1. szunigin 2(u) 2(disz) 5/6(disz) sar
2. us2-bi 1(gesz2) 3(u) ninda
3. a2 geme2 1(disz)-a 2(gesz2) sig4-ta
4. geme2-bi 2(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) u4 1(disz)-sze3
5. sze 3(disz) sila3-ta ba-hun
6. sze-bi 1(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 gur
7. a2 sig4 ga6-ga2
8. e2-usz-bar-sze3-du
  blank space
9. me-e2-a ugula
10. giri3 {d}iszkur-illat
11. u3 puzur4-{d}nin-kar-ke3 dub-sar
12. [sza3] gar-sza-an-na{ki}
13. iti a2-ki-ti
14. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e na-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ka mu-ne-du3
left
1. [u4 n-kam ka2-dingir] qa2-qa2-da-nu-um

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Delivery of bricks.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P324902

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 133.0 mm × 78.0 mm × 32.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation 75% (Surface: 80%)

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 50-04-023
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 163075

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 316

    [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
2018-03-17 at 15:34:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:24:31 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:54:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:47:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:51:59 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, 0316 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324902.
CUSAS 03, 0316 artifact entry (No. P324902). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324902
CUSAS 03, 0316 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324902 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0316 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324902},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324902},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324902
LB  - CDLI:P324902
M1  - 2026/4/25/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0316 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324902
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 03, 0316 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324902.
CUSAS 03, 0316 artifact entry (No. P324902). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324902
CUSAS 03, 0316 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324902 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0316 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324902},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324902},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324902
LB  - CDLI:P324902
M1  - 2026/4/25/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0316 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324902
ER  -
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