CUSAS 03, 0034 (P325896)

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 52-04-070

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (account of workers)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

94.0 mm × 58.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Modern forgery

Text

tablet
obverse
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. 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz ugula i-ri#-ib#
5. 1(u) 7(disz) gurusz ugula be-li2-i3-li2
6. ARAD2# e2-A-me-esz2
7. 1(u) 8(disz)# gurusz ugula dingir-dan
8. 5(disz) gurusz 1(disz) geme2 lu2-du6-lugal-pa-e3{ki}
9. 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz ugula ba-zi
10. 7(disz) [gurusz] 2(disz) geme2 ugula me-e2-a
11. 3(disz) gurusz# ugula za-la-a
12. [2(disz) gurusz ugula] hal-li2-a
13. lu2 hun-ga2-me-esz2
14. szunigin 1(u) gurusz szitim
15. [szunigin] 1(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) gurusz
16. [szunigin 3(disz) geme2]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [1(disz) e2-i3-gara2 a2-ag2 nibru]{ki}-sze3 [ki szu-kab]-ta-sze3 de6-[a]
2'. [1(disz) hi-lu-a kiszib3 i]-din-{d}iszkur nibru#[{ki}]-sze3 de6-[a]
3'. [1(disz) lu]-ga-tum ninda du8-de3 gub#-[ba]
4'. [1(disz) be]-li2-a-zu tu-ra ugula i-[re-eb]
5'. [1(disz)] ku-ru-ub-{d}iszkur ugula dingir-dan
6'. [...]
  erased
7'. 1(disz) geme2 tu-ra lu2-du6-lugal-pa-e3#[{ki}]
  blank space
8'. [szunigin] 1(u) gurusz szitim
9'. szunigin# 1(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) gurusz
10'. szunigin 3(disz) geme2
11'. zi-ga-am3
12'. [gurum2] ak giri3 {d}iszkur-illat u3 puzur4-{d}nin-kar-ke3 dub-sar
13'. sza3 gar-sza3?-an-na{ki}
14'. iti ezem-{d}nin-a-zu
15'. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 na-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2 [{d}nin]-lil2-ra mu-ne-du3
left
1. [u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (account of workers)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P325896

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 94.0 mm × 58.0 mm × 26.0 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 52-04-070
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 162743

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 34

    [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 09:52:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:23:52 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:55:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:48:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:41:47 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:52:12 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, 0034 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325896.
CUSAS 03, 0034 artifact entry (No. P325896). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325896
CUSAS 03, 0034 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325896 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0034 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325896},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325896},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325896
LB  - CDLI:P325896
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0034 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325896
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 03, 0034 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325896.
CUSAS 03, 0034 artifact entry (No. P325896). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325896
CUSAS 03, 0034 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325896 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0034 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325896},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325896},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325896
LB  - CDLI:P325896
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0034 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325896
ER  -
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