CUSAS 03, 1511 (P325034)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), 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 50-05-024

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Labor of women allocated to linen production, [presumably withdrawn]. The tablet specifies how much labor was required in each of a number of processes. Tablets describing the manufacture of linen, which was an expensive luxury item, are extremely rare;)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

85.0 mm × 53.0 mm × 26.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. [...]
2. 1(disz) geme2 [u4 1(disz)-sze3]
3. 1/3(disz) ma-na szu ib-[kur-re]
4. gada usz-[...]
5. gada {d}mes-lam-ta-e3#-[a]
6. gada sza3-ga-du3 du
7. 1(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
8. 1/2(disz) ma-na gu-{gesz}ba i3-e-ri
9. 1(disz) geme2# [u4] 1(disz)-sze3
10. 3(disz) gin2 gu e-ra-ni u-nu
11. 1(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 1/3(disz) ma-na ib-tab-be2
12. 1(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 3(disz) ma-na i3-dan6-dan6
13. 1(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 1/3(disz) ma-na szu ib-kur-re
14. gada du gada kaskal gada szu-nir
15. gada ka-suhur 1(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
16. 1/2(disz) ma-na gu-{gesz}ba i3-e-ri
17. 1(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 5(disz) gin2 gu e-ra-ni u-nu
18. 1(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 1/3(disz) ma-na ib-tab-be2
19. 1(disz) geme2 <u4> 1(disz)-sze3
20. 3(disz) ma-na i3-dan6-dan6
21. 1(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
22. 1/2(disz) ma-na szu ib-kur-re
23. [gada ...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [1(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3]
2'. 1(u) [gin2 gu e-ra]-ni [u-nu]
3'. 1(disz) [geme2] u4 1(disz)-[sze3]
4'. 1/2(disz) [ma-na ib]-tab-be2#
5'. 1(disz) geme2# u4 1(disz)-sze3
6'. [n ma-na] i3-dan6-dan6
7'. [1(disz) geme2] u4 1(disz)-[sze3]
8'. [n ma-na] szu# ib-kur-re
9'. [gada] sza3#-ga-du3 us2
10'. [1(disz) geme2] u4# 1(disz)-sze3
11'. [n ma-na gu-{gesz}ba i3]-e-ri
12'. [1(disz)] geme2# u4 1(disz)-sze3
13'. [n gin2 gu e]-ra-ni u-nu
14'. [1(disz) geme2] u4# 1(disz)-sze3
15'. [n ma]-na# i3-dan6-dan6
16'. [1(disz)] geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
17'. [n ma]-na# szu ib-kur-re
18'. [gada ...]-a-[...]
  rest broken

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): 85.0 high × 53.0 wide × 26.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: 50%
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    unsealed

  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (Labor of women allocated to linen production, [presumably withdrawn]. The tablet specifies how much labor was required in each of a number of processes. Tablets describing the manufacture of linen, which was an expensive luxury item, are extremely rare;)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 1511

    [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: CUSAS 6, p.405-454, p. 421-423

    [Waetzoldt2011Textilproduktion] Waetzoldt, Hartmut. 2011. “Die Textilproduktion von Garšana.” In Garšana Studies, edited by David I. Owen, 405–54. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 6. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CUNES 50-05-024
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 14:54:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:47:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:52:02 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CUSAS 03, 1511 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325034.
CUSAS 03, 1511 artifact entry (No. P325034). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325034
CUSAS 03, 1511 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325034 (Accessed: May 12, 2025).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-12]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 1511 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325034},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325034},
}


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