CUSAS 03, 0060 (P325883)

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 52-04-057

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Text concerning workmen?)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

117.0 mm × 87.0 mm × 29.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [2(disz) gurusz szitim] lu2-i3-si-in{ki}
2. [5(disz)] gurusz# szitim lu2 nig2-{d}ba-ba6
3. [3(disz)] gurusz szitim
4. [n gurusz] ugula i-ri-ib
5. [n] gurusz# ugula be-li2-i3-li2
6. [ARAD2] e2#-A-me-esz2
7. [n gurusz] 1(gesz2) 1(u) geme2
8. [ugula ba]-zi
9. [n gurusz] 3(disz) geme2
10. [ugula] me-e2-a
11. [1(disz) gurusz] ma2-lah5
12. [n gurusz] 5(disz) geme2
13. [ugula za]-la-a
14. [lu2] hun-ga2-me-[esz2]
  blank space
15. szunigin 1(u) gurusz szitim
16. szunigin 3(u) 6(disz) gurusz
17. szunigin 1(disz) gurusz ma2-lah5
column 2
1. szunigin 3(u) 4(disz) [geme2]
2. sza3-bi-ta
3. 2(disz) gurusz [...]
4. 2(disz) gurusz [...]
5. tak2-szi-ru-um# [...]
6. 2(disz) gurusz 2(disz) [n] geme2 [...]
7. [...]
8. tak2-[si]-ru-um e2 [gi]-na-tum [sza3 {gesz}kiri6 gar]-sza#-an#-[na{ki}] gub-[ba]
9. 2(disz) gurusz [...]
10. gi-sig ga2#-[nun]-na# du3-[a]
11. 1(disz) gurusz# [...]
12. 3(disz) gurusz [...]
13. [...]
14. [...]
15. 2(disz) gurusz# ... [...]
16. [...]
17. [...]
column 3
1. 2(disz) gurusz szitim#
2. 2(disz) gurusz szu dim2 [... gub-ba]
3. 4(disz) geme2 im ga6#-ga2-de3 gub-[ba]
4. ab-ba-dagal-ta [... gub-ba]
5. e2-usz-bar u3 e2-gaszam#-[e-ne]
6. 1(disz) gurusz ma2-lah5 gen#-[na]
7. esir2-ge6#-[...]
8. 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz# [...]
9. 1(disz) gurusz# [...]
10. [...]
11. 1(disz) gurusz sig4 en-nu [ak]
12. 1(disz) gurusz ga2-nun-[na tusz-a]
13. 1(disz) e2-i3-gara2? [a2-ag2-ga2]
14. ki szu-kab-ta-sze3 de6#-[a]
15. ugula be-li2-i3#-li2#
16. 1(disz) lu-ga-[tum ninda du8-de3 gub-ba]
17. 1(disz) szesz#-kal-la [tu-ra]
18. ugula i-[re-eb]
column 4
1. 1(disz) ma-szum szitim
2. ki szu-kab-ta-sze3 gen-na
  blank space
3. szunigin# 1(u) gurusz szitim
4. szunigin 3(u) 6(disz) gurusz
5. szunigin 1(disz) gurusz ma2-lah5
6. [szunigin] 3(u) 4(disz) [geme2]
7. zi-ga-am3
8. gurum2 ak
9. giri3 {d}iszkur-illat
10. u3 puzur4-{d}nin-kar-ke3 dub-sar
11. [sza3 gar]-sza-an-na{ki}
12. [iti] ezem#-{d}szul-gi
13. [mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}]-ma#-ke4 na-ru2-a-mah [{d}en-lil2] mu-ne-du3
left
1. [u4] 1(u) 1(disz)-[kam]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Text concerning workmen?)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P325883

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 117.0 mm × 87.0 mm × 29.0 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 52-04-057
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 162768

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 60

    [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 09:52:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:23:55 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:55:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:48:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:52:07 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, 0060 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325883.
CUSAS 03, 0060 artifact entry (No. P325883). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325883
CUSAS 03, 0060 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325883 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0060 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325883},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325883},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
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LB  - CDLI:P325883
M1  - 2026/4/25/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0060 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325883
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 03, 0060 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325883.
CUSAS 03, 0060 artifact entry (No. P325883). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325883
CUSAS 03, 0060 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325883 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0060 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325883},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325883},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325883
LB  - CDLI:P325883
M1  - 2026/4/25/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0060 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325883
ER  -
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