CUSAS 03, 1495 (P325983)

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 52-07-003

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (record of various kind of flour)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

54.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) sila3 dabin
2. 1(disz) sila3 esza
3. al#-la-sza-ru-um
4. [n] sila3 dabin
5. [n] sila3# esza
6. {d}suen-a-bu-szu
7. 2(disz) sila3 dabin
8. [n] sila3 esza
reverse
1. esz18-dar-um-mi
2. 2(disz) sila3 dabin 1(disz) sila3 esza
3. um-mi-kab-ta2
4. szu-{d}nin-isin2{si} maszkim
  seal impression
5. iti ezem-mah#
seal 1
column 1
1. szu-kab-ta2
2. a-zu
3. dumu na-ra-am-i3-li2
column 2
1. ur-{d}su4-an-na
2. sagi
3. ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (record of various kind of flour)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005830 (composite) (P458540) S005830 Garšana (mod. uncertain) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P325983

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 54.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 18.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation 75% (Surface: 90%)

Provenance

Provenience Garšana (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Museum Number CUNES 52-07-003
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 163251

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 1495

    [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
2013-07-29 at 11:35:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-06-07 at 12:25:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:55:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:48:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:52:14 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 1495 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325983.
CUSAS 03, 1495 artifact entry (No. P325983). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325983
CUSAS 03, 1495 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325983 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 1495 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325983},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325983},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325983
LB  - CDLI:P325983
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 1495 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325983
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 1495 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325983.
CUSAS 03, 1495 artifact entry (No. P325983). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325983
CUSAS 03, 1495 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325983 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 1495 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325983},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325983},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325983
LB  - CDLI:P325983
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 1495 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325983
ER  -
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