CUSAS 03, 0298 (P325730)

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 51-09-121

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

72.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) gurusz [tug2-du8 u4 1(disz)-kam]
2. gar-sza-an-na{ki}-ta
3. e2-{d}szu-{d}suen{ki}-sze3
4. 1(disz) gurusz tug2-du8 [u4 n]-kam# gub-ba
5. sze 2(disz) gurusz a2-[ag2-de3 gub-ba]
6. 1(disz) gurusz tug2-du8 u4 [n-kam gub-ba]
7. e2 {d}szu-{d}suen{ki#}-[ta]
8. gu2-isz-har-ra2{ki}-sze3 ma2#-[gid2-da]
9. 1(disz) gurusz tug2-du8# [u4 n-kam]
reverse
1. sza3 [gu2-isz]-har#-ra2{ki} tusz [a]-sza3# a im sze-ga2#
2. 1(disz) gurusz tug2-du8 u4 [n-kam]
3. gu2-isz-har-ra2{ki}-ta an#-[za-gar3]-da-da-sze3 ma2 gid2-da u3# [sze ba-al]
4. giri3 {d}[iszkur-illat szabra]
5. zi-ga [me-{d}]isztaran#
6. ki {d}[iszkur-illat-ta]
7. ba-[zi]
8. iti ezem-[...]
9. mu [{d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal]-e# [si]-mu-ru#-[um{ki} mu-hul]
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. me-{d}isztaran
2. nin9 ki-ag2-ga2-ni
3. {d}iszkur-illat
4. dumu a-bi2-a
5. ARAD2-zu
column 3
1. dub-sar

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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): 72.0 high × 51.0 wide × 23.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    sealed; inscribed "Shu-Suen, mighty king, king of Ur, king of the four corners of the earth; Simat-Ishtaran, his beloved sister; Adad-illat, son of Abi'a, her servant. Scribe." (=Adad-illat b).

  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 298

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CUNES 51-09-121
  • Accession No.:

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.03.--.00
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-08-24 at 06:26:13 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:45 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-02-02 at 03:20:27 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:55:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:47:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:52:05 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 006035 (composite) (P458745) Garšana (mod. uncertain) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 0298 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325730.
CUSAS 03, 0298 artifact entry (No. P325730). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325730
CUSAS 03, 0298 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325730 (Accessed: August 27, 2025).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-27]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0298 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325730},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325730},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325730
LB  - CDLI:P325730
M1  - 2025/8/27/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0298 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325730
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 0298 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325730.
CUSAS 03, 0298 artifact entry (No. P325730). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325730
CUSAS 03, 0298 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325730 (Accessed: August 27, 2025).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-27]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0298 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325730},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325730},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325730
LB  - CDLI:P325730
M1  - 2025/8/27/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0298 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325730
ER  -
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