CUSAS 03, 1375 (P325902)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 52-04-076

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (list of HAR of various kinds and weight (gisz-ma, gisz-ur2, NE.DU.DUR2, gi-ir-tum, ISZ-gisz))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

115.0 mm × 56.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
  (fragments of envelope)
1. [n] 8(disz) {gesz}geszimmar#-[gal]
2. 1(szar2) 3(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 5(disz) {gesz}u3-[suh5 erin2 hi-a]
3. 7(disz) har {gesz}pesz3 6(disz)-ta
4. 2(disz) har {gesz}pesz3 5(disz)-ta
5. 2(disz) har {gesz}pesz3 4(disz)-ta
6. 5(disz) har {gesz}pesz3 3(disz)-ta
7. 7(disz) har {gesz}pesz3 2(disz)-ta
8. 3(u) la2 1(disz) har {gesz}pesz3 1(disz)-ta
9. 2(disz) har {gesz}sza-ba-ar-gi-lum 1(disz)-ta
10. 3(disz) har {gesz}haszhur 7(disz)-ta
11. 2(u) har {gesz}haszhur 6(disz)-ta
12. 2(u) 6(disz) har {gesz}haszhur 5(disz)-ta
13. 3(u) 8(disz) har {gesz}haszhur 4(disz)-ta
14. [n] 4(u) 7(disz)# har {gesz}haszhur 3(disz)-ta
15. [1(gesz2)] 5(u) 1(disz) har {gesz}haszhur 2(disz)-ta
16. 1(gesz2) 5(u) la2 1(disz) har {gesz}haszhur 1(disz)-ta
17. 4(disz) har {gesz}|UR2x(A.NA)|-ta
18. 5(disz) har {gesz}|UR2x(A.NA)|-ta
19. 1(u) 4(disz) har {gesz}|UR2x(A.NA)| 2(disz)-ta
20. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz) har {gesz}|UR2x(A.NA)| 1(disz)-ta
21. 1(gesz2) 2(disz) har {gesz}szennur
22. 7(disz) har-lam {gesz}ge6-par4
23. 4(disz) har {gesz}taskarin 1(disz)-ta
24. 3(disz) har {gesz}NE-DU-KU 3(disz)-ta
25. 1(u) har {gesz}NE-DU-KU 2(disz)-ta
26. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 7(disz) har {gesz}NE-DU-KU 1(disz)-ta
27. 1(disz) har {gesz}se2-er-dum 5(disz)-<ta>
28. [n] har {gesz}se2-er-dum 2(disz)-ta
reverse
1. [n HAR] {gesz}se2-er-dum 2(disz)-<ta>
2. [n HAR] {gesz}se2-er-dum 1(disz)-ta
3. [n] HAR# {gesz}du2-ul-bu-um 2(disz)-ta
4. [n] 2(u) 7(disz) har {gesz}HAR-babbar hi-a
5. [n] 2(disz) har {gesz}pa-da
6. 6(disz) har {gesz}hal-bi 1(disz)-ta
7. 5(disz) har {gesz}ka3-na-at-hu-um 3(disz)-ta
8. 1(u) 2(disz) har {gesz}ka3-na-at-hu-um 2(disz)-ta
9. 1(u) 5(disz) har {gesz}ka3-na-at-hu-um 1(disz)-ta
10. 1(disz) har {gesz}asal2# babbar 5(disz)
11. 1(disz) har {gesz}asal2# babbar 4(disz)
12. 1(disz) har {gesz}asal2# babbar 3(disz)
13. 5(disz) har {gesz}asal2# babbar 2(disz)-ta
14. 9(disz) har {gesz}asal2# babbar 1(disz)-ta
15. 1(disz) har {gesz}kab? 1(disz)-<ta>
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16. gesz e2-{gesz#}kiri6#-a gub-ba
17. szu-szum2-ma {gesz}kiri6 igi-erim2-iri{ki}
18. ki {d}ma-lik-ba-ni szandana-ta
19. ak-ba-zum um-mi-a
20. i3-dab5
21. sza3 gar-sza-an-na{ki}
22. giri3# tu-ra-am-i3-li2 dub-sar
23. [iti ses]-da-gu7#
24. mu# {d}szu-{d#}suen# [...]
  rest broken
left
  blank space
seal 1
  illegible

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 & envelope
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 115.0 high × 56.0 wide × 22.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: 75%
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (list of HAR of various kinds and weight (gisz-ma, gisz-ur2, NE.DU.DUR2, gi-ir-tum, ISZ-gisz))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 1375

    [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.

  • citation: CUSAS 6, p.75-152, p. 96

    [Heimpel2011trees] Heimpel, Wolfgang. 2011. “Twenty-Eight Trees Growing in Sumer.” In Garšana Studies, edited by David I. Owen, 75–152. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 6. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CUNES 52-04-076
  • Accession No.:

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.--.03.00
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2015-02-06 at 08:46:42 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-06-07 at 12:25:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:55:12 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:48:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:52:13 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“CUSAS 03, 1375 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P325902.
CUSAS 03, 1375 artifact entry (No. P325902). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325902 (Original work published 2006)
CUSAS 03, 1375 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325902 (Accessed: May 28, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 1375 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325902},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325902},
}


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