CUSAS 03, 0143 (P325177)

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 50-09-007

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Allocation of labor.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

141.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) gurusz szitim lu2 [nig2-{d}ba-ba6]
2. [2(disz)] gurusz szitim [lu2 di3-ma-at kal2-bu-um{ki}]
3. [2(disz) gurusz szitim lu2 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3]
4. [3(disz) gurusz szitim]
5. 1(u) 6(disz) gurusz <gub-ba>
6. 2(disz) gurusz sig4 en#-[nu ak]
7. [1(disz)] e-[pe]-esz na-am-[tu-ra]
8. ugula be-li2-i3-[li2]
9. [ARAD2] e2-A-me-[esz2]
10. [n] gurusz 4(u) 1(disz) geme2 ugula ba-zi#
11. [n] gurusz 3(u) 4(disz) geme2 ugula me-e2-[a]
12. [n] gurusz 1(u) 5(disz) geme2 ugula za-la-[a]
13. 2(disz) gurusz ugula [...]
14. [n] gurusz ugula szal2-[mah]
15. [n] gurusz 1(u) 7(disz) geme2 ugula sza-at-[er3-ra]
16. [n] gurusz 7(disz) geme2 ugula ba-ba-[ti-a]
17. [n] gurusz ugula szu-{d}[dumu-zi]
18. [n] gurusz# 3(disz) geme2 ugula li#-[la-a]
19. [lu2] hun-ga2-[me-esz2]
  blank space
20. [szunigin 1(u)] gurusz [szitim]
21. [szunigin 1(gesz2)] 5(u) 7(disz)# [gurusz]
22. [szunigin n] 7(disz) [geme2]
23. [sza3-bi]-ta
24. [1(disz) gurusz] szitim# um-mi-[a]
25. [n gurusz szitim] 1(u) 6(disz) gurusz szu [dim2]
26. [n gurusz] sig4 szu dim2-ma
27. [n] geme2# du-u2-[um ak]
reverse
1. [n] geme2 im gid2#
2. [n gurusz ... n] geme2 im ga6#-[ga2]
3. [n gurusz] 1(u) 5(disz) [geme2]
4. [...] kesz2-ra2#
5. [n] geme2 gi-sal gul-[de3]
6. [... e2]-bappir# e2-muhaldim [u3 e2-kikken2]
7. [n] gurusz# sig4 al-urx(BAHAR2)?-ra# gir4-ta i7-sze3 ga6-[ga2]
8. 1(disz) gurusz szitim 4(disz) gurusz 4(disz) geme2
9. e2-zu-zu-tum du3-a
10. [n] gurusz gi-sig e2-bappir sumun e2#?-a
11. [n] gurusz [...]
12. [n] gurusz ka-sahar-ra{ki}-sze3 gi tum3-de3#
13. [n] gurusz {gesz}{u2}kiszi17 iri{ki#}-[sze] gid2-[da-sze3 de6-a]
14. [n] gurusz x-[...]
15. [n] gurusz x-[...]
16. [n] gurusz tu#-[ra]
  blank space
17. [szunigin] 1(u) gurusz# [szitim]
18. [szunigin 1(gesz2)] 5(u) 7(disz) gurusz#
19. [szunigin n] 7(disz) [geme2]
20. [zi]-ga#-[am3]
21. [...]
22. [...]
23. [mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal ma-da za-ab]-sza-li[{ki} mu-hul]
left
1. [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Allocation of labor.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P325177

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 141.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 23.0 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 50-09-007
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 162846

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 143

    [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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2017-02-07 at 20:25:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:55:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:47:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:52:04 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, 0143 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325177.
CUSAS 03, 0143 artifact entry (No. P325177). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325177
CUSAS 03, 0143 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325177 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0143 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325177},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325177},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325177
LB  - CDLI:P325177
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0143 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325177
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 03, 0143 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325177.
CUSAS 03, 0143 artifact entry (No. P325177). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325177
CUSAS 03, 0143 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325177 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0143 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325177},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325177},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325177
LB  - CDLI:P325177
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0143 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325177
ER  -
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